Hubert Ernest Newnham CMG BA (Oxon) (1886–1970) was a Ceylonese civil servant and politician.
[6][7] He also served in the Ceylon Light Infantry obtaining the rank of Captain in 1918.
[8][9] He was the Principal Collector of Customs and Chairman of the Colombo Port Commission.
[4] Newnham served as the Chairman of the Colombo Municipal Council from August 1924 to July 1931.
[11] He retired from the Civil Service in 1939 and was subsequently appointed as a member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon on 6 March 1939, resigning the position on 18 May 1943.