John B. Newton

The Right Reverend

John Brockenbrough Newton
Coadjutor Bishop of Virginia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseVirginia
ElectedJanuary 31, 1894
In office1894–1897
PredecessorAlfred Magill Randolph
SuccessorRobert Atkinson Gibson
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1872
by Francis McNeece Whittle
ConsecrationMay 16, 1894
by Francis McNeece Whittle
Personal details
Born(1839-02-07)February 7, 1839
DiedMay 28, 1897(1897-05-28) (aged 58)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
BuriedHollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilloughby Newton & Mary S. Brockenbrough
SpouseRoberta Page Williamson
Children8

John Brockenbrough Newton (February 7, 1839 – May 28, 1897) was bishop coadjutor[1] of Virginia, but he died in that post, without succeeding to the diocesan See.[2]

  1. ^ The Living Church Annual, 1944, pgs. 382-383
  2. ^ History of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia (Accessed 5 January 2016)