He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1880 .
Newberry was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty - sixth United States Congress , serving Michigan 's 1st congressional district from March 4 , 1879 to March 3 , 1881 .
Newberry declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1880 .
Newberry was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty - sixth United States Congress , serving Michigan 's 1st congressional district from March 4 , 1879 to March 3 , 1881 .