Harry S. New

Harry S. New

Harry Stewart New (* 31 December 1858 in Indianapolis , Indiana ; † 9. May 1937 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician of the Republican Party , who as Postmaster General under the US President Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge officiated .

New first attended Butler University in his hometown, but subsequently worked as a journalist for the Indianapolis Journal . From 1878 to 1903 he was initially a reporter for this newspaper, later he became editor-in-chief, partner and finally publisher. He served as a soldier in the Spanish-American War with the rank of captain and was deputy commander of the 7th Army Corps.

New took over his first political office in 1896 as a member of the Indiana Senate , of which he was a member until 1900. In that year he became a member of the Republican National Committee , which he remained until 1912; from 1907 to 1908 he acted as its chairman. After that, he initially concentrated on his professional interests in the construction industry.

New returned to politics in 1916 when he was elected to the US Senate for Indiana . In doing so, he defeated the Democratic incumbent John W. Kern . In the Senate, he was the Committee on the US Territories. In addition, he was an opponent of Prohibition , a so-called wet . In 1922 he was not re-established by his party; Albert J. Beveridge, who was nominated in his place, lost to Democrat Samuel Ralston in the election . But New stayed in Washington : In 1923, President Harding appointed him Postmaster General in his cabinet . After Harding's death, he also held this position under his successor, Coolidge.

After Calvin Coolidge resigned president in 1929, Harry Stewart New retired from politics and retired in Washington. In 1933, he was again on the government representative for the World's Fair in Chicago called.

Web links

• Harry S. New in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Harry S. New in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)

• Harry S. New in the database of Find a Grave (English)