Commander Herbert Roff Newton OBE DL JP (1900-1973), was a senior officer in the Royal Navy, a Deputy Lieutenant for Bedfordshire and for many years a Justice of the Peace.Obituary, The Times, 7 June 1973Supplement to The London Gazette, 11 June 1946, Issue 37603, p. 2882Kelly’s Handbook To The Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1962, Published by Kelly’s Directories Limited 1962
Life Herbert Roff Newton was born in Bedford on 10 July 1900, the son of William Lea Newton and Nellie (née Roff). He was educated at Bedford Modern School
After a period of service in the Artists Rifles, Newton joined the Royal Navy. He was made a Commander in 1946 and, in the same year, was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Newton served on several governmental committees and was made Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 1961.The London Gazette, 8 August 1961, Issue 42432, p. 5852 He was for many years a Justice of the Peace. A keen rugby player, and later a referee, he appeared occasionally for Bedford between 1923 and 1926.Neil Roy, '100 Years of the Blues. The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), pp. 204-6
Newton died in Bedford on 2 June 1973.Death Notice, The Times, 7 June 1973 He was survived by his wife, Edith, and a daughter.
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