H. Huestis Newton
politician in Massachusetts, US
H. Huestis Newton (December 2, 1860 – December 14, 1931) was an American jurist and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, mayor of Everett, Massachusetts, and a judge of the Malden District Court.
Early life
Newton was born on December 2, 1860, in Truro, Massachusetts. He was educated in the public schools of Chatham and Provincetown. He graduated from Boston University in 1883 and spent twelve years as a teacher in Essex, West Newbury, and Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Legal and political career
Newton was admitted to the bar in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 1886. In 1897, he began practicing law in Boston and Everett.
From 1892 to 1896, Newton was a member of the Everett school committee. In 1893, he was a private secretary to Everett mayor Alonzo H. Evans. From 1895 to 1899, he was Everett's city solicitor.
From 1898 to 1904, Newton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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