Newman was born in Windsor, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Assumption College at the University of Windsor, and began working as a secondary school teacher in 1934. He also reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Canadian Armed Forces. A star athlete in high school, Newman served as national chairman of gymnastics for the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada in 1955-56, and coached the Canadian gymnastic team at the 1956 Olympic Games, the 1958 World Games and the 1959 Pan-American Games. Newman died on November 6, 1995, at the age of 81, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[1]
Politics
Newman was elected as a Windsor alderman in 1954, and served three terms on the city council from 1955 to 1960.[1]
From 1959 to 1985, he sat in opposition. Following the 1985 election, the Liberal Party ended forty-two years of Progressive Conservative government in Ontario by forming a minority administration with outside support from the NDP. He served as a backbench supporter of the David Peterson government. He did not seek re-election in 1987.
References
^ abJarvis, Anne (November 8, 1995). "Newman remembered as 'true gentleman'". The Windsor Star. p. A3.