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Harry S. New
48th United States Postmaster General
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Hubert Work
Succeeded by	Walter Folger Brown
United States Senator from Indiana
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	John W. Kern
Succeeded by	Samuel M. Ralston
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office January 7, 1907 – July 8, 1908 Acting: January 7, 1907 – March 4, 1907
Preceded by	George B. Cortelyou
Succeeded by	Frank Hitchcock
Personal details
Born	Harry Stewart New (1858-12-31)December 31, 1858 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1937(1937-05-09) (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Crown Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Katherine Virginia Milligan Catherine McLean Brown
Children	1
Relatives	John C. New (father)
Education	Butler University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Harry Stewart New (December 31, 1858 – May 9, 1937) was a U.S. politician, journalist, and Spanish–American War veteran. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, a United States senator from Indiana, and United States Postmaster General.

Biography

Harry Stewart New was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 31, 1858, the son of John C. New and Melissa (Beeler) New. His father served as Treasurer of the United States and his uncle, Jeptha D. New, was a U.S. Representative. He attended Butler University before going to work for the Indianapolis Journal where he was a reporter, editor, part owner, and publisher from 1878 to 1903. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the 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.

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. 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.

New was defeated by Albert J. Beveridge for renomination in 1922 who lost the general election to Samuel M. Ralston. He was then appointed Postmaster General in the 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 Washington, D.C. In 1933, he was appointed a United States Commissioner to the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. He died 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

• Media related to Harry Stewart New at Wikimedia Commons

• United States Congress. "Harry S. New (id: N000059)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

v t e United States senators from Indiana
Class 1	Noble Hanna Tipton White Bright Wright Turpie T. Hendricks Pratt McDonald Harrison Turpie Beveridge Kern New Ralston Robinson Minton Willis Jenner Hartke Lugar Donnelly Braun Banks (elect)
Class 3	Taylor W. Hendricks Smith Hannegan Whitcomb Cathcart Pettit Fitch Lane Morton Voorhees Fairbanks Hemenway Shively Taggart Watson Van Nuys Jackson Jenner Capehart Bayh II Quayle Coats Bayh III Coats Young

v t e United States postmasters general
Confederal	Franklin Bache Hazard
Federal	Osgood Pickering Habersham G. Granger Meigs McLean
Cabinet level Post Office Department	Barry Kendall Niles F. Granger Wickliffe Johnson Collamer Hall Hubbard Campbell A. Brown Holt King Blair Dennison Randall Creswell Marshall Jewell Tyner Key Maynard James Howe Gresham Hatton Vilas Dickinson Wanamaker Bissell Wilson Gary Smith Payne Wynne Cortelyou Meyer Hitchcock Burleson Hays Work New W. Brown Farley Walker Hannegan Donaldson Summerfield Day Gronouski O'Brien Watson Blount
U.S. Postal Service	Blount Klassen Bailar Bolger Carlin Casey Tisch Frank Runyon Henderson Potter Donahoe Brennan DeJoy

v t e Cabinet of President Warren G. Harding (1921–1923)
Vice President	Calvin Coolidge (1921–1923)
Secretary of State	Charles Evans Hughes (1921–1923)
Secretary of the Treasury	Andrew Mellon (1921–1923)
Secretary of War	John W. Weeks (1921–1923)
Attorney General	Harry M. Daugherty (1921–1923)
Postmaster General	Will H. Hays (1921–1922) Hubert Work (1922–1923) Harry S. New (1923)
Secretary of the Navy	Edwin Denby (1921–1923)
Secretary of the Interior	Albert B. Fall (1921–1923) Hubert Work (1923)
Secretary of Agriculture	Henry Cantwell Wallace (1921–1923)
Secretary of Commerce	Herbert Hoover (1921–1923)
Secretary of Labor	James J. Davis (1921–1923)

v t e Cabinet of President Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929)
Vice President	None (1923–1925) Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929)
Secretary of State	Charles Evans Hughes (1923–1925) Frank B. Kellogg (1925–1929)
Secretary of the Treasury	Andrew Mellon (1923–1929)
Secretary of War	John W. Weeks (1923–1925) Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929)
Attorney General	Harry M. Daugherty (1923–1924) Harlan F. Stone (1924–1925) John G. Sargent (1925–1929)
Postmaster General	Harry S. New (1923–1929)
Secretary of the Navy	Edwin Denby (1923–1924) Curtis D. Wilbur (1924–1929)
Secretary of the Interior	Hubert Work (1923–1928) Roy Owen West (1928–1929)
Secretary of Agriculture	Henry Cantwell Wallace (1923–1924) Howard Mason Gore (1924–1925) William Marion Jardine (1925–1929)
Secretary of Commerce	Herbert Hoover (1923–1928) William F. Whiting (1928–1929)
Secretary of Labor	James J. Davis (1923–1929)

• 1858 births
• 1937 deaths
• Politicians from Indianapolis
• American people of English descent
• American Disciples of Christ
• United States postmasters general
• Harding administration cabinet members
• Coolidge administration cabinet members
• Republican Party United States senators from Indiana
• Republican National Committee chairs
• Republican Party Indiana state senators
• American male journalists
• Butler University alumni
• United States Army officers
• American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
• Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery
• Washington, D.C., Republicans
• 20th-century United States senators