Reuben Newton ( - November 1964) was a lawyer and politician in

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. A Democrat, he was elected to the

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in 1955 representing the 12th District ( Fayette, Lamar, and

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counties). He lived in

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. Newton previously had run for governor in the 1950 Democratic Party primary unsuccessfully. The Alabama Bar Association brought disbarment changes against Newton for unethical conduct relating to the solicitation of business.

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testified on Newton's behalf at the hearing shortly before Patterson being assassinated in 1954. Newton was suspended from practicing law for five years which was later reduced to two years. He was reinstated in 1960. Newton died of

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in November 1964.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Reuben Democratic Party Alabama state senators 1900s births 1964 deaths People from Jasper, Alabama Deaths from leukemia 20th-century American lawyers Alabama lawyers 20th-century members of the Alabama Legislature

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