About J. Thomas Newsome
Lived 1869 – 1942 (aged 72–73). J. Thomas Newsome was an American lawyer.
Joseph Thomas Newsome (1869–1942) was the first African-American lawyer in post-Civil War Newport News, Virginia, to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court. Newsome was a respected lawyer, newspaper editor, State Senator and civic leader who hosted many up and coming African-Americans in his historic Queen Anne home including, Booker T. Washington.
Newsome was the editor of the Newport News Star, a weekly African-American publication.
The J. Thomas Newsome House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is open to the public.
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American lawyer
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J. Thomas Newsome was born in 1869.
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J. Thomas Newsome died in 1942.
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J. Thomas Newsome was a lawyer.
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