Anthony New (1747 – March 2, 1833) was an 18th-century and 19th-century American congressman and lawyer from

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a

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in the Virginia militia from 1780 to 1781. He was elected an Anti-Administration to the

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in 1792, serving from 1793 to 1805. New moved to

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, and was elected back to the House

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from

in 1810, serving from 1811 to 1813. He was elected back a third time in 1816, serving from 1817 to 1819 and a fourth time in 1820, serving from 1821 to 1823. Afterwards, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and died at his estate called "Dunheath" near

, on March 2, 1833, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

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