John Thomas Newton | |
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| Born | May 20, 1793 Alexandria, Virginia, US |
| Died | July 28, 1857 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1809–1857 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | USS Beagle USS Spark USS St. Louis USS Fulton USS Missouri Pensacola Navy Yard Home Squadron |
| Battles / wars | War of 1812
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| Awards | Congressional silver medal |
| Relations | Thomas Willoughby Newton (brother) Robert C. Newton (nephew) Charles Campbell Worthington (grandson) |
Commodore John Thomas Newton (May 20, 1793 – July 28, 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy[1][2] who commanded several ships over a period of decades, undertaking missions in the Caribbean and leading the first crossing of the Atlantic by an American steam-powered warship. He was court-martialed following a fire that destroyed that vessel, but his suspension from service was remitted by President John Tyler, after which Newton commanded Pensacola Navy Yard and the Home Squadron for periods. He died while serving in his last post as president of a Naval Court of Inquiry.
- ^ "Death of Commodore Newton", Washington Evening Star (July 29, 1857), p. 2.
- ^ State, Department of (1872). Foreign Relations of the United States, Part 2, Volume 1. United States. p. 707.