Richard Orr Newton (May 14, 1905 – February 14, 1963) was an educator, general store and restaurant owner, and political figure in

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. He represented Columbia in the

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from 1952 to 1963 as a

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member. He was born in Hornings Mills, Ontario in 1905, the son of Richard E. Newton and Elizabeth A. Orr. In 1940, Newton married Laura Ruth Weir. He resigned his seat in 1952 to allow

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to be elected to the assembly. In 1963, Newton died in office at home in

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at the age of 57.

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1905 births 1963 deaths British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub