Thomas Newton Jr.
Thomas Newton Jr. | |
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| Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | John Davenport |
| Succeeded by | William McCoy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | George Loyall |
| Succeeded by | George Loyall |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office March 4, 1801 – March 9, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Parker |
| Succeeded by | George Loyall |
| Constituency | 11th district (1801–1803) 20th district (1803–1813) 21st district (1813–1823) 1st district (1823–1830) |
| Chairman of the Committee on Commerce | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures) |
| Succeeded by | Churchill Caldom Cambreleng |
| Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Crowninshield |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce) |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk Borough | |
| In office 1796–1798 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Robert Taylor |
| In office 1794 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Mathews |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1768 Norfolk, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | August 5, 1847 (aged 78) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | National Republican (1825–1847) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican (until 1825) |
| Children | John |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768 – August 5, 1847) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1801 until his retirement in 1833. Union general John Newton was his son.