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Newsham, Joseph Parkinson
(1837-1919) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.; Donaldsonville, Ascension
Parish, La.; St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La.
Born in Preston, Lancashire, England,
May
24, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana, 1868-69, 1870-71 (3rd District
1868-69, 4th District 1870-71).
Died in St. Francisville, West
Feliciana Parish, La., October
22, 1919 (age 82 years, 151
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
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Newsham, Kathleen —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1998-2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2002.
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Newsham, Shirley —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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See also
Bessie
Newsom Florence |
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Newsom, David Dunlop
(1918-2008) —
also known as David D. Newsom —
of California.
Born in Richmond, Contra Costa
County, Calif., January
6, 1918.
Son of Fred Newsom and Ivy (Dunlop) Newsom.
Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 1965-69; Indonesia, 1973; Philippines, 1977-78.
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Charlottesville,
Va., March 30,
2008 (age 90 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsom, Gavin Christopher (b.
1967) —
also known as Gavin Newsom —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born October
10, 1967.
Son of William Newsom and Tessa (Menzies) Newsom.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2004-11; resigned 2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 2004,
2008;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2011-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Newsom, John A. —
of Texas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsom, John M. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1867-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsom, R. M. —
of Ruby, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsom, Walter L., Jr. —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsom, William A. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948;
Presidential Elector for California, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Newsome, Clarence —
of Kent
County, Md.
Member of Maryland
state senate from Kent County, 1944-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsome, Glenn —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Newsome, Mrs. J. T. —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newsome, John Parks
(1893-1961) —
also known as John P. Newsome —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., February
13, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
10, 1961 (age 68 years, 270
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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Newsome, Mary —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Newsome, R. F. —
of McKinney, Collin
County, Tex.
Mayor
of McKinney, Tex., 1953-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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Newsome, S. G. —
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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