Cleveland A. Newton
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Cleveland Alexander Newton (September 3, 1873 - September 17, 1945) was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Wright County, Missouri
, Newton attended the common schools and Drury College at Springfield, Missouri
.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri
in 1902.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartville, Missouri
, the same year.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1902-1906.
He served as assistant United States attorney for the western district of Missouri from 1905 to 1907, when he resigned to become assistant attorney, United States circuit court at St. Louis.
He resigned this office in 1911 to become special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, which office he resigned in 1912 to resume the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri.
Newton was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1927).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.
He again resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, and Washington, D.C.
.
He served as general counsel of the Mississippi Valley Association 1928-1943.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, on September 17, 1945.
He was interred in Valhalla Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Wright County, Missouri
Wright County, Missouri
Wright County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright , a former Congressman, U.S...
, Newton attended the common schools and Drury College at Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
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He was graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
in 1902.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hartville, Missouri
Hartville, Missouri
Hartville is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 607 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wright County.-Geography:Hartville is located at , along the Woods Fork of the Gasconade River...
, the same year.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1902-1906.
He served as assistant United States attorney for the western district of Missouri from 1905 to 1907, when he resigned to become assistant attorney, United States circuit court at St. Louis.
He resigned this office in 1911 to become special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, which office he resigned in 1912 to resume the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri.
Newton was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1927).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.
He again resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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He served as general counsel of the Mississippi Valley Association 1928-1943.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, on September 17, 1945.
He was interred in Valhalla Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri.