| Richard Newhouse | |
| Birth Name: | Richard H. Newhouse Jr. |
| Birth Date: | January 24, 1924 |
| Death Date: | April 24, 2002 (aged 78) |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Alma Mater: | Boston University (BA, MA) University of Chicago (JD) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Office1: | Member of the Illinois Senate |
| Term Start1: | 1967 |
| Term End1: | 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Everett Peters (24th District) Dawn Clark Netsch (13th District) |
| Successor1: | LeRoy Lemke (24th District) Alice Palmer (13th District) |
| Constituency1: | 24th District (1967–1983) 13th District (1983–1991) |
Richard H. Newhouse Jr. (January 24, 1924 – April 24, 2002) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Illinois Senate.
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. Newhouse then received his Juris Doctor from University of Chicago Law School.
Newhouse moved to Chicago, Illinois and worked at The Chicago Defender. After graduating from law school, he 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 African American to run for Mayor of Chicago, losing to incumbent Mayor Richard J. Daley in the Democratic Party primary.
Newhouse died at his home in Hyde Park of heart failure.[1] [2] [3] [4]