Walter C. Newberry
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Walter Cass Newberry | |
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Postmaster of Chicago | |
In office 1888–1889 | |
Appointed by | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | S. Corning Judd |
Succeeded by | James A. Sexton |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterville, New York, US | December 23, 1835
Died | July 20, 1912 Chicago, Illinois, US | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Harriet (DeGrout) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Chicago, Illinois |
Occupation | Soldier, Postmaster, Merchant |
Walter Cass Newberry (December 23, 1835 – July 20, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Biography
Newberry was born in Waterville, New York and enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War as a private in the Eighty-first Regiment, New York Volunteers. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1861, captain in 1862, major of the Twenty-fourth Regiment, New York Cavalry, in 1863, lieutenant colonel and colonel in 1864, and was brevetted brigadier general March 31, 1865.[citation needed]
He moved to Petersburg, Virginia in 1865, and served as mayor of Petersburg in 1869 and 1870, resigning in the latter year. He moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1870, and was superintendent of public property for the state for four years.[2][3]
He moved to
He died in Chicago on July 20, 1912, and was interred in Graceland Cemetery.[5]
Source material
- United States Congress. "Walter C. Newberry (id: N000063)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 10,000 Famous Freemasons from K to Z, Volume 3, Page 262, By William R. Denslow, Harry S. Truman
References
- ^ Architecture and Building. XII (1): 5–6. January 4, 1890.
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(help) - ^ "Newberry, Walter Cass | Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry". archives.newberry.org. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "24th Cavalry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center". museum.dmna.ny.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Academic OUP".
- ^ Memorials of Deceased Companions of the Commandery of the State of Illinois. Vol. 3. 1923. pp. 63–65. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress