Joseph P. Newsham

Joseph P. Newsham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 3rd & 4th district
In office
July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869
May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byThomas G. Davidson
Michel Vidal
Succeeded byChester B. Darrall
James McCleery
Personal details
BornJoseph Parkinson Newsham
(1837-05-24)May 24, 1837
DiedOctober 22, 1919(1919-10-22) (aged 82)
Resting placeGrace Church Cemetery in St. Francisville
PartyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer, Merchant, planter
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Joseph Parkinson Newsham (May 24, 1837 – October 22, 1919) was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, merchant and planter from Louisiana, who served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.