Thomas Newton junior

Thomas Newton Jr. (born November 21, 1768 in Norfolk , Colony of Virginia , †  August 5, 1847 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1833 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Thomas Newton attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Norfolk in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1796 and 1799 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the 1800 congressional elections , Newton was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Virginia in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Josiah Parker on March 4, 1801 . After 14 re-elections, he was initially able to complete 15 legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1829 . He was also confirmed in the congressional elections of 1828 and entered another legislative period on March 4, 1829. This choice was challenged by his opponent George Loyall . When this objection was granted, Newton had to cede his mandate on March 9, 1930 to Loyall.

During his time as a congressman, Newton changed his constituency several times. Between 1803 and 1813 he represented the newly created 20th district of his state in Congress, then until 1823 the 21st and from 1823 the first electoral district. During this time, in 1803 , the Louisiana Purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson expanded the territory of the United States considerably. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. The British-American War of 1812 also fell during his time as Congressman .

In the 1820s, Newton joined the movement around President John Quincy Adams and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1830 he was re-elected to Congress in the first district of his state, where he replaced George Loyall on March 4, 1831. Up until March 3, 1833, Newton could spend another legislative period in the US House of Representatives. Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1832 Thomas Newton renounced another candidacy. During his long tenure as a congressman, he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Crafts from 1807 to 1819; from 1819 to 1827 he headed the new trade committee. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Newton withdrew from politics. He died on August 5, 1847 in his hometown of Norfolk.

Web links

• Thomas Newton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Newton junior in the database of Find a Grave (English)