Thomas Willoughby Newton

Thomas Willoughby Newton (18 January 1804 – 22 September 1853) was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas.

Thomas was born in Alexandria, Virginia on 18 January 1804. Newton attended public schools in Virginia. He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1820. In 1825 he became clerk of the court of Pulaski County, Arkansas and served for four years. In 1829 he moved to Shelby County, Kentucky where he remained for eight years. He returned to Little Rock in 1837 and began working in a bank as a cashier.

In 1844 he ran for a seat in the Arkansas State Senate and was elected as a Whig. He served four years in the Senate. Newton was elected to fill the vacanct seat in Congress after Archibald Yell resigned in 1847 to join the Army for the Mexican-American War. He served in Washington for only a month, and declined to run for a full term.

Thomas Willoughby Newton died in New York City on 22 September 1853, aged 49, and is buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock. Newton County, Arkansas was named in his honor.

External links

United States Congress. "Thomas Willoughby Newton (id: N000077)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Archibald Yell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's at-large congressional district February 6, 1847 – March 3, 1847	Succeeded by Robert W. Johnson

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 24036280 LCCN: n2006163782 US Congress: N000077

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas

Territory	Bates Conway Sevier

At-large	Yell Cross Yell Newton Johnson Hynes Breckinridge

1st district	Greenwood Hindman Roots Hanks Hodges Gause Dunn Cate Featherstone Cate McCulloch Macon Caraway Driver Gathings Alexander Lincoln Berry Crawford

2nd district	Warren Rust Warren Rust Hinds Elliott A. Rogers O. Snyder Slemons Jones Breckinridge Little Brundidge W. Oldfield P. Oldfield Miller Mills Tucker Bethune T. Robinson Thornton V. Snyder Griffin Hill

3rd district	Boles Edwards Boles Wilshire Gunter Wilshire J. Cravens J. Rogers McRae Dinsmore Floyd Tillman Fuller Ellis Fulbright Trimble Hammerschmidt T. Hutchinson A. Hutchinson Boozman Womack

4th district	Gunter Peel J. Rogers Terry Reid Little W. B. Cravens O. Wingo E. Wingo W. B. Cravens W. F. Cravens Tackett Harris Pryor Thornton Anthony Dickey Ross Cotton Westerman

5th district	Peel Dinsmore Reid Jacoway Ragon Terry Hays Alford

6th district	Neill Brundidge J. Robinson S. Taylor C. Taylor Sawyer Reed Glover McClellan W. Norrell C. Norrell

7th district	Wallace Goodwin Parks Kitchens Harris

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