Richard Newton may refer to:
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Richard Newton (caricaturist)
Richard Newton (19 May 1777 – 8 December 1798) was an English caricaturist, miniaturist and book illustrator.
Life and works
Born in London, Newton published his first caricature at thirteen. His work included caricatures expressing the E ...
(1777–1798), English caricaturist
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A. Richard Newton (1951–2007), electrical engineer
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Richard Newton (academic)
Richard Newton (8 November 1676 – 21 April 1753) was an English educator and clergyman.
Appointed Principal of Hart Hall, Oxford in 1710, he refounded Hart Hall as Hertford College, his statutes being accepted in 1739 and the charter granted i ...
(1676–1753), English academic, Principal of Hertford College, Oxford
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Richard Newton (actor) Richard Newton may refer to:
* Richard Newton (caricaturist) (1777–1798), English caricaturist
* A. Richard Newton (1951–2007), electrical engineer
* Richard Newton (academic) (1676–1753), English academic, Principal of Hertford College, Ox ...
, American film and television actor, see ''
Matlock''
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Richard Newton (justice)
Sir Richard Newton KS (died 13 December 1448) was a British justice. He was educated as a lawyer at Middle Temple, and created a Serjeant-at-law in 1425, followed by a promotion to King's Serjeant in 1430. By December of the same year he had also ...
(died 1448), English justice
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Richard Orr Newton
Richard Orr Newton (May 14, 1905 – February 14, 1963) was an educator, general store and restaurant owner, and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1963 ...
(1905–1963), politician in British Columbia, Canada
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Richard Blake Newton
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
(1801–1868), English landowner
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Richard Bullen Newton (1854–1926), British paleontologist
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R. Heber Newton
Richard Heber Newton (October 31, 1840 – December 19, 1914) was a prominent American Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopalian priest and writer.
Biography
R. Heber Newton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1840. ...
(1840–1914), American Episcopalian priest and writer
* Richard Newton, justice on the Supreme court of Victoria, see
John David Phillips
John David Phillips KC (born 1936) is an Australian lawyer and judge who served on the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1990 to 2004.
Early life
Phillips was born in 1936. He was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne, Victoria and obtained ...
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Richard Legh, 5th Baron Newton
Richard Thomas Legh, 5th Baron Newton (born 11 January 1950) is a Baron in the United Kingdom.
Family
Legh is the son of the Conservative politician, Peter Legh, MP for Petersfield from 1951 until he succeeded to the barony in 1960. In 1978 he m ...
, a
Baron
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in the
peerage
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Peerages include:
Australia
* Australian peers
Belgium
* Belgi ...
of the
United Kingdom
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