Harry S. New

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Harry S. New
48th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded byHubert Work
Succeeded byWalter Folger Brown
United States Senator
from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byJohn W. Kern
Succeeded bySamuel M. Ralston
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
January 7, 1907 – July 8, 1908
Acting: January 7, 1907 – March 4, 1907
Preceded byGeorge B. Cortelyou
Succeeded byFrank Hitchcock
Personal details
Born
Harry Stewart New

(1858-12-31)December 31, 1858
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 1937(1937-05-09) (aged 78)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeCrown Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Katherine Virginia Milligan
Catherine McLean Brown
Children1
RelativesJohn C. New (father)
EducationButler University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

Harry Stewart New (December 31, 1858 – May 9, 1937) was a U.S.

United States senator from Indiana, and United States Postmaster General
.

Biography

Harry Stewart New was born in

Indiana State Senate from 1896 to 1900 and served in the Spanish–American War as captain and assistant adjutant general of the 7th Army Corps. He was a member of the Republican National Committee
from 1900 to 1912, serving as chairman from 1907 to 1908, and later engaged in the stone quarrying and construction business.

New returned to politics with his election to the United States Senate in 1916, defeating incumbent John W. Kern. In the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Territories and the Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions. He was also a "wet" or an anti-prohibitionist, and in August 1919 introduced early legislation proposing an independent United States Air Force.

Time cover, February 16, 1925

In late March 1922, New became the first senator to use radio in his campaign—at that time, broadcasting a political speech was not widely done by candidates.[1] His speech was transmitted by a U.S. Navy station, NOF in Washington, D.C., which immediately caused a complaint by Democrats about a government station being used for partisan purposes. This in turn quickly led to a ban on further use of the station for political activities.[2]

New was defeated by

cabinet of President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and was reappointed by Calvin Coolidge
in 1925.

After the end of the Coolidge Administration, New retired from active business pursuits and resided in

Baltimore, Maryland, on May 9, 1937, and was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery
in Indianapolis.

References

  1. ^ "Will Campaign by Radio". Lexington KY Herald, 30 March 1922, p. 1
  2. ^ "Denby Bars Political Speeches From All Naval Radio Stations", New York Tribune, April 9, 1922, page 9.

External links

  • United States Congress. "Harry S. New (id: N000059)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Harry S. New at Find a Grave
Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Republican National Committee
1907–1908 		Succeeded by
First
Class 1)
1916
 Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
James Eli Watson
 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by United States Postmaster General
1923–1929 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cover of Time magazine
16 February 1925 		Succeeded by
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