Thomas Newbold was a U.S.

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He was born in Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,098 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 107.4 people per square mile . There were 1,138 housing units at an average density of 37.9 per square mile...

. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly

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 in 1797. He then became involved in banking. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives

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 from New Jersey

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 and served from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1813, but was not re-elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1812. He again was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1820 to 1822. He died in Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. He was interred in the Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground

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Sources

• Thomas Newbold at The Political Graveyard
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