Anthony New

Anthony New
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	Alney McLean
Succeeded by	John Telemachus Johnson
Constituency	Kentucky 5th
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	Alney McLean
Succeeded by	Alney McLean
Constituency	Kentucky 5th
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	Matthew Lyon
Succeeded by	James Clark
Constituency	Kentucky 1st
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	James M. Garnett
Constituency	Virginia 16th (1793–1803) Virginia 11th (1803–1805)
Personal details
Born	1747 Gloucester County, Virginia, British America
Died	March 2, 1833(1833-03-02) (aged 85–86) Elkton, Kentucky, U.S.
Party	Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican

Sign in front of the McCracken, Kentucky Courthouse (in Paducah, Kentucky) commemorating early members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region). The "First District" in the title actually changed over time. It refers to the Jackson Purchase, which was in the 5th district from 1819 to 1823, the 12th district until 1833, and then the 1st district until the end of the sign's lineage in 1855.

Anthony New (1747 – March 2, 1833) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia and Kentucky.

Biography

Born in Gloucester County, Virginia, New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar. During the Revolutionary War, he served as a colonel in the Virginia militia from 1780 to 1781.

He was elected an Anti-Administration to the United States House of Representatives in 1792, serving from 1793 to 1805. New moved to Elkton, Kentucky, and was elected back to the House Democratic-Republican from Kentucky in 1810, serving from 1811 to 1813. He was elected back a third time in 1816, serving from 1817 to 1819 and a fourth time in 1820, serving from 1821 to 1823. Afterwards, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and died at his estate called "Dunheath" near Elkton, Kentucky, on March 2, 1833, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

References

• United States Congress. "Anthony New (id: N000058)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on February 28, 2010