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Richard H. Newhouse Jr. (January 24, 1924 – April 24, 2002) was an American politician.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he served as a staff sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He then received his bachelor's and master's degree from Boston University. He moved to Chicago, Illinois and worked at the Chicago Defender. Newhouse then received his law degree from University of Chicago Law School and worked as a staff attorney for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was a Democrat. From 1967 until 1991, Newhouse served in the Illinois State Senate. In 1975, Newhouse was the first Afro-American to run for Mayor of Chicago and ran against Mayor Richard J. Daley in the Democratic Party primary. Newhouse lost the election to Daley. Newhouse died at his home in Hyde Park, Illinois of heart failure.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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1. ^'Illinois Blue Book 1989-1990, Biographical Sketch of Richard H. Newhouse, Jr., pg. 78
2. ^{{cite news|title=R. Newhouse, 78; First Black Man to Run for Mayor of Chicago|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/03/local/me-passing3.4|accessdate=November 20, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 3, 2002}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Katherine Anne|title=Richard Newhouse Jr., 1924-2002|url=http://chicagomaroon.com/2002/05/10/richard-newhouse-jr-1924-2002/|accessdate=November 20, 2015|work=Chicago Maroon|date=May 10, 2002}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Madhani|first1=Aamer|title=Richard Newhouse Jr., 78|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-05-02/news/0205020161_1_mayor-richard-j-daley-chicago-defender-black-politics|accessdate=November 20, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 2, 2002}}

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