Louis Arthur Newton (17 December 1867 - 17 April 1945) known as Sir Louis Newton, 1st Baronet from 1924. Municipal Reform Party member of the London County Council representing the City of London 1931-33. Lieutenant and Alderman of the City of London (Senior Sheriff, 1917); Lord Mayor of London, 1924; Chairman of the Crystal Palace Trustees. Past Master of the Loriners’, Feltmakers’ and Needlemakers’ Companies Entry in Who’s Who. Created a Baronet "of Beckenham" in 1924. [1] refers.