Newton Littlejohn
{{Short description|19th century American politician, Wisconsin State Senate}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Newton Littlejohn
|image =
|state = Wisconsin
|state_senate = Wisconsin
|district = 12th
| term_start = January 1, 1864
| term_end = January 1, 1870
| predecessor = Wyman Spooner
| successor = Samuel Pratt
|birth_date = {{birth date|1823|7|23}}
|birth_place = Litchfield, New York
|death_date = {{death date and age|1916|2|27|1823|7|23}}
|death_place =
|restingplace = Hillside Cemetery
Whitewater, Wisconsin
|party = Republican
National Union (1864-1867)
|spouse = Jane Sophia Newton
(died 1902)
|children = {{unbulleted list
| Jessie (Halverson)
| {{sup|(b. 1860; died 1933)}}
| Ernest N. Littlejohn
| {{sup|(b. 1866; died 1936)}}
}}
|education =
}}
Newton Moore Littlejohn (July 23, 1823{{spaced ndash}}February 27, 1916) was an American politician and member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1864 to 1870. A Republican, he represented Walworth County.State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "[http://lrbdigital.legis.wisconsin.gov/cdm/pageflip/collection/p16831coll2/id/1303/type/singleitem/pftype/pdf Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999]". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), p. 11.
Biography
Littlejohn was born on July 23, 1823, in Litchfield, New York.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofwalwort01west|quote=Newton Littlejohn+Wisconsin.|title=History of Walworth County, Wisconsin |place=Chicago |publisher=Western Historical Company |year=1882 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofwalwort01west/page/634 634] |accessdate=2015-06-19}} On September 8, 1848, he married Jane Sophia Newton. They had two children. Littlejohn died on February 27, 1916, and was buried in Whitewater, Wisconsin.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42799111/newton_littlejohn_dies_at_whitewater/ |title=Newton Littlejohn Dies at Whitewater |work=Janesville Daily Gazette |location=Whitewater |page=6 |date=1916-03-01 |access-date=2020-01-22 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Career
Littlejohn represented the 12th District in the Senate from 1864 to 1870. He was elected in 1863 on the National Union Party ticket, created in the midst of the American Civil War. He continued as a Republican after the war. Previously, he had been elected Chairman of Whitewater (town), Wisconsin in 1861.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|128250527|Newton Moore Littlejohn }}
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{{s-bef|before = Wyman Spooner}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 12th district|years=1864{{spaced ndash}}1870}}
{{s-aft|after = Samuel Pratt}}
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Category:People from Herkimer County, New York
Category:People from Whitewater, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators