Thomas Newton, Jr.

Thomas Newton Jr. ( born November 21, 1768 in Norfolk, Virginia; † August 5, 1847 ) was an American politician. Between 1801 and 1833 he represented two times the state of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thomas Newton attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer in Norfolk, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party launched a political career. Between 1796 and 1799 he sat in the House of Representatives from Virginia. In the congressional elections of 1800 Newton was the eleventh electoral district of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Josiah Parker on March 4, 1801. After 14 Re-elections he was initially able to complete 15 legislatures in Congress until March 3, 1829. He was confirmed in the congressional elections of 1828 and became effective on March 4, 1829 to a further term of office. This choice was however challenged by his rival candidate George Loyall. As this was Objection, Newton was forced to cede to Loyall his mandate on March 9, 1930.

During his time as a congressman Newton changed hands several times his constituency. Between 1803 and 1813 he represented the newly created 20th district of his state in Congress, then to 1823 and from 1823 to 21, the first constituency. During this time, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Thomas Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Also in his time as a congressman of the British -American War fell from 1812.

In the 1820s, Newton joined the movement to President John Quincy Adams and was a member of the short-lived National Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1830 he was elected again in the first district of his state in Congress, where he replaced George Loyall again on March 4, 1831. By March 3, 1833 Newton could spend another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

In 1832, Thomas Newton gave up another candidacy. During his long term as congressman, he was 1807-1819 Chairman of the Committee on Trade and crafts; 1819 to 1827 he managed the new Trade Committee. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, Newton withdrew from politics. He died on 5 August 1847 in his hometown of Norfolk.