14 × 12 in. (35.6 × 30.5 cm)
Framed: 17 × 15 in. (43.2 × 38.1 cm)
Accession Number
2016.120.000
Credit Line
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Object Details
This portrait, by an unknown artist, depicts Thomas Newton around the time when he became known as the “Father of the House,” in 1825. The practice of recognizing the Member with the longest continuous service—now called the “Dean of the House”—began with Newton, who first entered Congress in 1801, long before any of his other colleagues.
