Newman was active in the Democratic Party, serving as President of the Scioto County central committee, and as delegate to the state and national conventions.[3] He was elected in 1867 to represent Scioto County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 58th General Assembly in 1868 and 1869.[4] He was elected to represent the 7th District in the 60th and 61st General Assemblies in the Ohio Senate in 1872-1876.[5]
Newman defeated Republican Charles Townsend and two other candidates for Ohio Secretary of State with a majority of the vote in 1882,[6] and served 1883 to 1885. He lost to James Sidney Robinson in another four way race in the 1884.[7]
Newman was Collector of Internal Revenue 1885 to 1889. Newman was married to Kate Moore October 24, 1871. They had one son, Howard Ott Newman.[8] He was Exalted Ruler of the Portsmouth Elks Lodge.[3] He died January 1, 1901, at Portsmouth,[3] or perhaps January 1, 1902.[1]
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Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B (1900). A history of Adams County, Ohio: from its earliest settlement to the present time. West Union, Ohio: E B Stivers. p. 271.
Hostetter, Earl De Witt, ed. (1910). The Sigma Chi Fraternity Manual and Directory. Sigma Chi.
james, newman, james, wirt, newman, march, 1841, january, 1901, democratic, politician, ohio, house, representatives, ohio, senate, ohio, secretary, state, from, 1883, 1885, james, wirt, newman23rd, ohio, secretary, statein, office, january, 1883, january, 188. James Wirt Newman 1 March 12 1841 January 1 1901 was a Democratic politician in the Ohio House of Representatives Ohio Senate and was Ohio Secretary of State from 1883 to 1885 James Wirt Newman23rd Ohio Secretary of StateIn office January 8 1883 January 12 1885GovernorCharles FosterGeorge HoadlyPreceded byCharles TownsendSucceeded byJames Sidney RobinsonMember of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Scioto County districtIn office January 6 1868 January 2 1870Preceded byElijah GloverSucceeded byElijah GloverMember of the Ohio Senate from the 7th districtIn office January 1 1872 January 2 1876Preceded byJames EmmettSucceeded byI T MonahanPersonal detailsBorn 1841 03 12 March 12 1841Highland County OhioDiedJanuary 1 1901 1901 01 01 aged 59 Portsmouth OhioPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseKate MooreChildrenoneAlma materOhio Wesleyan UniversityBiography editJames W Newman was born March 12 1841 in Highland County Ohio and moved soon thereafter to Portsmouth Ohio 2 He attended public schools in that town and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1861 where he was Sigma Chi 1 He did not serve his country during the American Civil War For 33 years he was editor and owner of the Portsmouth Times and after President of the Central National Bank of Portsmouth 3 Newman was active in the Democratic Party serving as President of the Scioto County central committee and as delegate to the state and national conventions 3 He was elected in 1867 to represent Scioto County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 58th General Assembly in 1868 and 1869 4 He was elected to represent the 7th District in the 60th and 61st General Assemblies in the Ohio Senate in 1872 1876 5 Newman defeated Republican Charles Townsend and two other candidates for Ohio Secretary of State with a majority of the vote in 1882 6 and served 1883 to 1885 He lost to James Sidney Robinson in another four way race in the 1884 7 Newman was Collector of Internal Revenue 1885 to 1889 Newman was married to Kate Moore October 24 1871 They had one son Howard Ott Newman 8 He was Exalted Ruler of the Portsmouth Elks Lodge 3 He died January 1 1901 at Portsmouth 3 or perhaps January 1 1902 1 Notes edit a b c Sigma Chi 1910 10 Evans 1900 271 a b c d Powell 1913 Volume II 464 Ohio 1917 290 Ohio 1917 243 Smith 1898 460 Smith 1898 498 Evans 1900 272References editPowell Thomas Edward ed 1913 The Democratic party of the state of Ohio a comprehensive history Vol 2 The Ohio Publishing Company Smith Joseph P ed 1898 History of the Republican Party in Ohio Vol I Chicago the Lewis Publishing Company Ohio General Assembly 1917 Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly State of Ohio Evans Nelson Wiley Stivers Emmons B 1900 A history of Adams County Ohio from its earliest settlement to the present time West Union Ohio E B Stivers p 271 Hostetter Earl De Witt ed 1910 The Sigma Chi Fraternity Manual and Directory Sigma Chi Political officesPreceded byCharles Townsend Secretary of State of Ohio1883 1885 Succeeded byJames S Robinson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James W Newman amp oldid 1144404514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
