John P. Newsome
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John Parks Newsome was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
. He spent his youth in Thompsons Station, Tennessee. He attended school there, and later attended Battle Ground Academy
in nearby Franklin
.
Following graduation Newsome worked in a wholesale hardware company, beginning in 1912. He became a salesman for the company the following year (1913), and remained in that capacity until leaving to serve in World War I
. He received a commission as first lieutenant in the US Army on 27 November 1917, and was promoted to Infantry Captain (Fifth Division), where he served until 29 April 1919. He returned to his sales position and remained there until 1920, when he became president and treasurer of an electrical company.
. He was in that position in 1942-1943. He was elected on the Democrat
ic ticket to the Seventy-eighth
Congress in November 1942. He served from 3 January 1943 until 3 January 1945, having made an unsuccessful bid for re-election in November 1944.
Newsome served as president of Associated Industries of Alabama (1953-1955). He also served as a director of Exchange Security Bank, and Alabama Gas Corporation.
Newsome died in Birmingham, Alabama
on 10 November 1961. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery
in that city.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Biography
Newsome was born in Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. He spent his youth in Thompsons Station, Tennessee. He attended school there, and later attended Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy is an independent college-preparatory school for grades K-12 located in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Founded in 1889, the school was originally located on part of the site of the Battle of Franklin in the U.S. Civil War. BGA has two campuses. The Harpeth Campus is located on...
in nearby Franklin
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
.
Following graduation Newsome worked in a wholesale hardware company, beginning in 1912. He became a salesman for the company the following year (1913), and remained in that capacity until leaving to serve in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He received a commission as first lieutenant in the US Army on 27 November 1917, and was promoted to Infantry Captain (Fifth Division), where he served until 29 April 1919. He returned to his sales position and remained there until 1920, when he became president and treasurer of an electrical company.
World War II
After WWII broke out Newsome served as Chair of Appeals Board 2, State of Alabama Selective Service SystemSelective Service System
The Selective Service System is a means by which the United States government maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. Most male U.S. citizens and male immigrant non-citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 are required by law to have registered within 30 days of...
. He was in that position in 1942-1943. He was elected on the Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
ic ticket to the Seventy-eighth
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
Congress in November 1942. He served from 3 January 1943 until 3 January 1945, having made an unsuccessful bid for re-election in November 1944.
Newsome served as president of Associated Industries of Alabama (1953-1955). He also served as a director of Exchange Security Bank, and Alabama Gas Corporation.
Newsome died in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
on 10 November 1961. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery established in 1900 in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city...
in that city.