Alfred William Newman was an American

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 jurist and legislator from Wisconsin

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Born in Durham, New York

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, Newman graduated from Hamilton College in 1857. After studying law he was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1858, he moved to Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

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, where he was elected judge and then district attorney. In 1863, Newman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

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 and in 1868-1869, served in the Wisconsin State Senate

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. In 1876, Newman was elected judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court

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 and in 1894, he served on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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until his death.