Thomas Newton Jr. (November 21, 1768 –August 5, 1847) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1817 until 1830. Union general John Newton was his son.

Biography

Newton was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 21, 1768. Newton was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1799. He served as a Democratic-Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1801, to March 9, 1830, losing his seat when George Loyall contested his election. Newton regained his seat at the next election and served a final term from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1833. In the bitterly contested 1824 presidential election, Newton was the only Virginia representative to support the Adams-Clay coalition. In 1804, Newton was one of the impeachment managers appointed by the House to prosecute the case for conviction on the articles of impeachment adopted against Judge John Pickering in his impeachment trial.

Electoral history