Alexander Newman

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Alexander Newman (born October 5, 1804 in Orange , Orange County , Virginia , †  September 8, 1849 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . In 1849 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good education, Alexander Newman held several local offices in his homeland. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1836 to 1838 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives ; between 1841 and 1846 he was a member of the State Senate . He was then until 1849 post office owner in Wheeling in what is now West Virginia .

In the congressional election of 1848 , Newman was elected to the 15th  constituency of Virginia in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William Gay Brown on March 4, 1849 . He was able to exercise this mandate until his death on September 8 of the same year. He died while visiting Pittsburgh and was buried in Moundsville .

Web links

  • Alexander Newman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Newman, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH near Orange , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1849
Place of death Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania