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  Newell, William Augustus
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<-  1881-01-01  
 
NameWilliam Augustus Newell
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Allentown, New Jersey , United States
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Born September 05, 1817
DiedAugust 08, 1901 (83 years)
ContributorRalphie
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Nov 16, 2019 08:18am
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InfoWilliam Augustus Newell (September 5, 1817 – August 8, 1901), was an American physician and politician, who was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, served as a Republican as the 18th Governor of New Jersey, and as the 11th Governor of the Washington Territory from 1880-1884. He is probably best known for, and was most proud of, the Newell Act, which created the United States Life-Saving Service (a Federal agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers; which ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915).


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  11/08/1870 NJ District 2 Lost 49.29% (-1.43%)
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