Thomas Willoughby Newton

Thomas Willoughby Newton (January 18, 1804 – September 22, 1853) was a Whig member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas.

Newton was born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1804. Newton had little schooling in his early years but had great penmanship. This election made Newton the only person ever elected to the U.S. House from Arkansas as a Whig. Newton served in Washington for only a month, and declined to run for a full term. on September 22, 1853, at the age of 49, Newton died in New York City and is buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock. Newton County, Arkansas, was named in his honor.

Newton was a slaveholder.