Thomas Newbold (August 2, 1760 – December 18, 1823) was a U.S.

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. He was born in

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. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the

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in 1797. He then became involved in banking. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the

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from

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and served from March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1813, but was not re-elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1812. He again was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1820 to 1822. He died in Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. He was interred in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newbold, Thomas 1760 births 1823 deaths Members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Politicians from Burlington County, New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey