Thomas Newton Jr.

Thomas Newton Jr.
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1830
Preceded byJohn Davenport
Succeeded byWilliam McCoy
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byGeorge Loyall
Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
Constituency1st district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 9, 1830
Preceded byJosiah Parker
Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
Constituency11th 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 byHimself
(as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures)
Succeeded byChurchill Caldom Cambreleng
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1819
Preceded byJacob Crowninshield
Succeeded byHimself
(as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk Borough
In office
1796–1798
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRobert Taylor
In office
1794
Preceded byThomas Mathews
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born(1768-11-21)November 21, 1768
Norfolk, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedAugust 5, 1847(1847-08-05) (aged 78)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyNational Republican (1825–1847)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic-Republican (until 1825)
ChildrenJohn
Professionpolitician, lawyer

Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768 – August 5, 1847) was an American politician. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.


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