# Anthony New

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{{Short description|American politician (1747–1833)}}
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| office = Member of the <br> [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives)
| constituency = [Kentucky 5th](/source/Kentucky's_5th_congressional_district)
| term_start = March 4, 1821
| term_end = March 3, 1823
| predecessor = [Alney McLean](/source/Alney_McLean)
| successor = [John Telemachus Johnson](/source/John_Telemachus_Johnson)
| constituency1 = Kentucky 5th
| term_start1 = March 4, 1817
| term_end1 = March 3, 1819
| predecessor1 = Alney McLean
| successor1 = Alney McLean
| constituency2 = [Kentucky 1st](/source/Kentucky's_1st_congressional_district)
| term_start2 = March 4, 1811
| term_end2 = March 3, 1813
| predecessor2 = [Matthew Lyon](/source/Matthew_Lyon)
| successor2 = [James Clark](/source/James_Clark_(Kentucky_politician))
| constituency3 = [Virginia 16th](/source/Virginia's_16th_congressional_district) (1793–1803)<br>[Virginia 11th](/source/Virginia's_11th_congressional_district) (1803–1805)
| term_start3 = March 4, 1793
| term_end3 = March 3, 1805
| predecessor3 = ''District established''
| successor3 = James M. Garnett
| birth_date = 1747
| death_date = {{death date and age|1833|3|2|1747}}
| birth_place = [Gloucester County, Virginia](/source/Gloucester_County%2C_Virginia), [British America](/source/British_America)
| death_place = [Elkton, Kentucky](/source/Elkton%2C_Kentucky), U.S.
| party = [Anti-Administration](/source/Anti-Administration_party)<br>[Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party)
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[[File:Alney-McLean---Paducah-sign-for-Wiki.jpg|thumb|Sign in front of the [McCracken, Kentucky](/source/McCracken%2C_Kentucky) Courthouse (in [Paducah, Kentucky](/source/Paducah%2C_Kentucky)) commemorating early members of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) representing [Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region)](/source/Jackson_Purchase_(U.S._historical_region)).  The "First District" in the title actually changed over time. It refers to the Jackson Purchase, which was in the {{ushr|KY|5|C}} from 1819 to 1823, the {{ushr|KY|12|C}} until 1833, and then the {{ushr|KY|1|C}} until the end of the sign's lineage in 1855.]]
'''Anthony New''' (1747 – March 2, 1833) was an American politician and lawyer from [Virginia](/source/Virginia) and [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky).

==Biography==
Born in [Gloucester County, Virginia](/source/Gloucester_County%2C_Virginia), New completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar. During the [Revolutionary War](/source/American_Revolutionary_War), he served as a [colonel](/source/colonel) in the [Virginia militia](/source/Virginia_militia) from 1780 to 1781.

He was elected an [Anti-Administration](/source/Anti-Administration_Party_(United_States)) to the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in 1792, serving from 1793 to 1805. New moved to [Elkton, Kentucky](/source/Elkton%2C_Kentucky), and was elected back to the House [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)) from [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky) in 1810, serving from 1811 to 1813. He was elected back a third time in 1816, serving from 1817 to 1819 and a fourth time in 1820, serving from 1821 to 1823. Afterwards, he engaged in [agricultural](/source/Agriculture) pursuits and died at his estate called "Dunheath" near [Elkton, Kentucky](/source/Elkton%2C_Kentucky), on March 2, 1833, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.

==References==
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