Joseph Parkinson Newsham | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd & 4th district | |
In office July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | |
Preceded by | Thomas G. Davidson Michel Vidal |
Succeeded by | Chester B. Darrall James McCleery |
Personal details | |
Born | Preston, Lancashire, UK | May 24, 1837
Died | October 22, 1919 St. Francisville, Louisiana, US | (aged 82)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Merchant, planter |
Joseph Parkinson Newsham (May 24, 1837 – October 22, 1919) was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, merchant and planter from Louisiana, who served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.