Jeptha Dudley New (November 28, 1830 – July 9, 1892) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Indiana
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. He was the grandson of
Jethro New
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, nephew of
Robert A. New, brother of
John C. New
John Chalfant New (July 6, 1831 – June 4, 1906) was a United States banker and lawyer who held a variety of government positions. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1875 to 1876.
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John C. New was born on July 6, 1831 in Vernon ...
, and uncle of
Harry Stewart New
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.
Born in
Vernon, Indiana
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, New was graduated from Vernon (Indiana) Academy and
Bethany College in
West Virginia
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where he studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar in 1851 and practiced in
Vernon, Indiana
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, until 1864.
One of his law partners was
Thomas W. Woollen
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, who would later become
Indiana Attorney General
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.
New served as mayor of Vernon 1852-1854.
He served as prosecuting attorney of
Jennings County, Indiana, from 1860 to 1864.
He served as judge of the district court of common pleas 1864-1868.
He resumed the practice of law in Vernon.
New was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1876 to the
Forty-fifth Congress.
New was elected to the
Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1880.
He served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana 1882-1888.
Appellate judge in 1891.
He was nominated by the
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as a candidate for judge of the supreme court of Indiana in 1892, but died before the election in
Vernon, Indiana
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, July 9, 1892.
He was interred in Vernon Cemetery.
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1830 births
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