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(Redirected from Alfred W. Newman) American lawyer, politician, and judge
The HonorableAlfred W. Newman
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1894 – January 11, 1898
Preceded byWilliam P. Lyon
Succeeded byCharles V. Bardeen
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit
In office
January 1, 1878 – January 1, 1894
Preceded byRomanzo Bunn
Succeeded byJoseph McKeen Morrow
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 13th Circuit
In office
January 1, 1877 – January 1, 1878
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byA. Scott Sloan
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 1, 1868 – January 1, 1870
Preceded byJoseph G. Thorp
Succeeded byWilliam T. Price
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Buffalo–Pepin–Trempealeau district
In office
January 1, 1863 – January 1, 1864
Preceded byOrlando Brown
Succeeded byFayette Allen
Personal details
BornAlfred William Newman
(1834-04-05)April 5, 1834
Durham, New York
DiedJanuary 11, 1898(1898-01-11) (aged 63)
Resting placeTrempealeau Cemetery
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Children
  • May (Heuston)
Alma materHamilton College

Alfred William Newman (April 5, 1834 – January 11, 1898) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician in Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last four years of his life, after fifteen years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge. Earlier in his career he served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Born in Durham, New York, Newman graduated from Hamilton College in 1857. After studying law he was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1858, he moved to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, where he was elected judge and then district attorney. In 1863, Newman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in 1868–1869, served in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1876, Newman was elected judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the newly created 13th Circuit. The next year, however, the circuits were redrawn and he became Judge of the 6th Circuit. He remained judge of the 6th Circuit until 1894, when he began his term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where he served until his death.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1893
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 7, 1893
Nonpartisan Alfred W. Newman 123,476 61.93%
Nonpartisan Charles M. Webb 73,803 37.02%
Scattering 2,092 1.05%
Total votes '199,371' '100.0%'

Notes

  1. "Newman, Alfred William 1834 - 1898". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
  2. "Wisconsin Court System - Alfred W. Newman". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  3. Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "Part III. Election statistics". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 349. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded byNew circuit Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 13th Circuit
1877 – 1878 		Succeeded byA. Scott Sloan
Preceded byRomanzo Bunn Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 6th Circuit
1878 – 1894 		Succeeded byJoseph McKeen Morrow
Preceded byWilliam P. Lyon Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
1894 – 1898 		Succeeded byCharles V. Bardeen


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