Hibbert Newton (1820[1][2] – 30 May 1890) was an Australian politician, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1859 to July 1861 and Postmaster-General in the William Nicholson Government from 29 October 1860 to 26 November 1860.
[3] Newton was born in Ballyglen, County Wicklow, Ireland and was called to the Irish Bar by the King's Inn in 1845.
[1] Newton arrived in Melbourne in April 1853 and admitted to the Victorian Bar the following year.
[2] Newton was elected to the seat of South Bourke in October 1859.
[1] Newton married Catherine Elizabeth Liddiard (1839–1895); their children included: