Thomas Newton Jr.

Thomas Newton Jr.
Thomas Newton Jr.
	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; Democratic-Republican (until 1825)
Children	John
Profession	politician, lawyer

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

Biography

Newton was a member of the

articles of impeachment adopted against Judge John Pickering in his impeachment trial.^[1]

Newton's son John was a Union general during the Civil War and chief engineer of the US Army in the 1880s.

1823; Newton was re-elected unopposed.
1825; Newton was re-elected unopposed.
1827; Newton was re-elected with 64.28% of the vote, defeating Independent George Loyall.
1829; Newton was re-elected with 50.35% of the vote, but the election was invalidated and Loyall was seated.
1831; Newton was re-elected with 51.01% of the vote, defeating Jacksonian Loyall.

^ "Newton, Thomas, Jr". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Josiah Parker	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district 1801–1803	Succeeded by Anthony New
Preceded by District established	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th congressional district 1803–1813	Succeeded by James Johnson
Preceded by Hugh Nelson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st congressional district 1813–1823	Succeeded by William Smith
Preceded by Edward B. Jackson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1823–1830	Succeeded by George Loyall
Preceded by George Loyall	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1831–1833	Succeeded by George Loyall
Political offices
Preceded by Jacob Crowninshield Massachusetts	Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures 1807–1819	Succeeded by Himself as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
Preceded by Himself as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures	Chairman of the Committee on Commerce 1819–1827	Succeeded by Churchill Caldom Cambreleng New York

v t e Chairmen of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Commerce and Manufactures (1795–1819)	Goodhue Swanwick Livingston S. Smith Mitchill Crowninshield Mumford Newton
Commerce (1819–1893)	Newton Cambreleng Sutherland F. Smith Cushman Curtis Kennedy Holmes McClelland Hunt McLane Seymour Fuller Washburne Cochrane Washburne Eliot Dixon Shellabarger Wheeler Hereford Ward Reagan Page Reagan Clardy Baker
Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1893–1981)	Mills Wise Hepburn Mann Adamson Sims Esch Winslow Parker Rayburn Lea Wolverton Crosser Wolverton Priest Harris Staggers
Energy and Commerce (1981–present)	Dingell Bliley Tauzin Barton Dingell Waxman Upton Walden Pallone McMorris Rodgers

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