| Title: | |
| Forenames: | Henry Robert |
| Surname: | Newton |
| Date of Birth: | February 12, 1865 |
| Place of birth: | Pimlico, London |
| Trade or profession: | Carpenter |
| Began ringing: | 1881 |
| at: | St Stephen's, Westminster |
| First peal: | January 29, 1887 |
| Method: | Grandsire Triples |
| Tower: | St. Maryt the Virgin, Lambeth |
| Other towers: | St Paul's Cathedral |
| CC offices held: | |
| Society offices held: | Master of the Ancient Society of College Youths 1893 and 1925. Master of St James' Society, London |
| Notable performances: | Rang tenor (53cwt) to 5088 London Surprise Major, at St Mary le Bow, Cheapside. Rang in record peals - 21,363 Stedman Caters, Appleton 22nd April 1922. 12,675 Stedman Cinques, Southwark Cathedral 21st May 1923. |
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| Other notes: | |
| Date of death: | August 29, 1950 |
| Age: | 85 |
| Where buried: | Cremated, Streatham Park 2nd Sept 1950 |
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Peals and Quarters
| Tower bell peals rung | |
| Handbell peals rung | |
| Total peals rung | 349 |
| Tower bell peals conducted | |
| Handbell peals conducted | |
| Total peals conducted | 97 |
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Societies represented
| 1890 | Society Representative | | St. James' Society |
| 1891 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | St. James' Society |
| 1892 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | St. James' Society |
| 1893 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | St. James' Society |
| 1894 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1895 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1896 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1897 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | Ancient Society of College Youths |
| 1898 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | Ancient Society of College Youths |
| 1899 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | Ancient Society of College Youths |
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