Blake T. Newton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 29th district | |
| In office January 11, 1956 – January 12, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Robert O. Norris Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Leslie D. Campbell Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1889 Hague, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1977 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bertha Effingham Lawrence |
| Children | Edward C. Newton, Blake T. Newton, Jr., Bertha E.L. Newton Davison |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
Blake Tyler Newton (October 21, 1889 – April 30, 1977) was a Virginia lawyer, educator and Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia from Hague, Virginia. During the state's Massive Resistance crisis, Newton opposed public school closings, so that when his term expired, he was replaced on the State Board of Education by State Senator Garland Gray, who helped lead the Byrd Organization's opposition to racial desegregation of public schools after the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.[1]