Charles Damon Newton (May 25, 1861
Birdsall,
Allegany County, New York – October 30, 1930
Geneseo,
Livingston County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was the son of Daniel Newton and Polly A. Brundage Newton. On August 10, 1887, he married Nellie E. Durfee.
He was a member of the
New York State Senate (43rd D.) from 1915 to 1918, sitting in the
138th,
139th,
140th and
141st New York State Legislatures.
He was
New York Attorney General
The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government o ...
from 1919 to 1922, elected on the
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
ticket at the
New York state election, 1918, and re-elected at the
New York state election, 1920.
Sources
Political Graveyard
1861 births
1930 deaths
People from Allegany County, New York
New York State Attorneys General
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
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