Henry Newton (1731 – January 29, 1802) was a political figure in

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. He was a member of the 1st and 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia, from 1758 to 1760. He was the son of Hibbert Newton, member of the

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and collector of customs for Nova Scotia at

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, and Hannah Adams, the daughter of

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, a member of the Legislative Council. Newton was customs collector for Halifax. He first married Charlotte, the daughter of Benjamin Green. After the death of his first wife, Newton married Anne Stuart, the daughter of painter

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. In 1763, he was named to the province's Legislative Council. He died in Halifax. His sister Hannah Adams Newton married Jonathan Binney and his brother

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also served in the Nova Scotia assembly. Newton's son was

Gilbert Stuart Newton Gilbert Stuart Newton (2 September 1795 – 5 August 1835) was a British artist. Life Newton was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the twelfth child and youngest son of Henry Newton, a customs official, and Ann, his wife, daughter of Gilbert St ...

who became a British painter. Newton's grandson was Hibbert Newton Binney.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Henry 1731 births 1802 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Members of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia