Reuben Newton (c. 1902 - November 1964) was a lawyer and politician in Alabama. A Democrat, he was elected to the Alabama Senate in 1955 representing the 12th District (Fayette, Lamar, and Walker counties).[1][2][3] He lived in Jasper, Alabama.
Newton previously had run for governor in the 1950 Democratic Party primary unsuccessfully.[4]
The Alabama Bar Association brought disbarment changes against Newton for unethical conduct relating to the solicitation of business. Albert Patterson testified on Newton's behalf at the hearing shortly before Patterson being assassinated in 1954.[5][6] Newton was suspended from practicing law for five years[4] which was later reduced to two years. He was reinstated in 1960.[7]
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- ^ "A Manual for Alabama Legislators". 1955.
- ^ "New Legislative Roster, House of Rep". Alabama Journal. 1955-01-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Elliott, Carl (1959). "Annals of Northwest Alabama".
- ^ a b "Newton suspended". The Birmingham News. 1954-06-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Trest, Warren A. (January 2008). Nobody but the People: The Life and Times of Alabama's Youngest Governor. NewSouth Books. ISBN 9781588382214.
- ^ Grady, Alan (6 March 2005). When Good Men do Nothing: The Assassination of Albert Patterson. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817351922.
- ^ Aldridge, Jane (1960-06-11). "Bar Assn. Re-Instates Atty. Reuben Newton". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Associated Press (1964-11-17). "Leukemia Takes Life Of Newton". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-09-04.