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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Willoughby Newton |
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Hague, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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December 02, 1802
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| Died | May 23, 1874
(71 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | NEWTON, Willoughby, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Lee Hall,” near Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., December 2, 1802; received a liberal education from private tutors and attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Westmoreland County, Va.; member of the State house of delegates 1826-1832; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of his profession in Westmoreland County and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; president of the Virginia Agricultural Society in 1852; again a member of the State house of delegates 1861-1863; died at “Linden,” Westmoreland County, Va., on May 23, 1874; interment in a private cemetery on the family estate.
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