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{{Short description|American politician (1858–1937)}}
{{for|the Australian footballer|Harry New (footballer)}}
{{redirect|Senator New|his father who served in the Indiana State Senate|John C. New}}
{{Infobox Officeholder▼
 
| name = Harry Stewart New▼
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| image = HSNew.jpg
| imagesitename = Harry S. New
| image = Postmaster Harry Stewart New on February 27, 1923 - LCCN2016847240 (cropped).jpg
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| orderoffice = 48th [[United States Postmaster General]]
| titlepresident = [[UnitedWarren StatesG. PostmasterHarding]]<br />[[Calvin GeneralCoolidge]]
| term_start = March 4, 1923
| term_end = March 3, 1929
| presidentpredecessor = [[Warren G. Harding]]<br/> = [[CalvinHubert CoolidgeWork]]
| predecessorsuccessor = [[HubertWalter Folger WorkBrown]]
| jr/sr1 = United States Senator
| successor = [[Walter Folger Brown|Walter F. Brown]]▼
| office2state1 = [[United States Senator]]<br/>from = [[Indiana]]
| term_start2term_start1 = March 4, 1917
| term_end2term_end1 = March 3, 1923
| predecessor2predecessor1 = [[John W. Kern]]
| successor2successor1 = [[Samuel M. Ralston]]
| office3office2 = MemberChair of the [[IndianaRepublican StateNational SenateCommittee]]
| term3 term_start2 = 1896-1900January 7, 1907
| term_end2 = July 8, 1908<br />Acting: January 7, 1907 – March 4, 1907
| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|12|31|mf=y}}▼
| predecessor2 = [[George B. Cortelyou]]
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States]]
| successor2 = [[Frank Harris Hitchcock|Frank Hitchcock]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|5|9|1858|12|31}}▼
▲| namebirth_name = Harry Stewart New
| death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]▼
▲| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|12|31|mf=y}}
| resting_place = [[Crown Hill Cemetery]] in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States]]
| partybirth_place = [[RepublicanIndianapolis]], Party (United States)|Republican[[Indiana]], U.S.
▲| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|5|9|1858|12|31}}
| spouse = Katherine Virginia Milligan New<br/>Catherine McLean Brown New▼
▲| death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]U.S.
| children = Virginia New; (daughter)
| parentsrestingplace = [[JohnCrown C.Hill New|John Chalfant NewCemetery]]<br/>Melissa Beeler New
| party = [[Category:Republican Party (United States Senators)|Republican]]▼
| alma_mater = [[Butler University]]
▲| spouse = Katherine Virginia Milligan New<br />Catherine McLean Brown New
| profession = [[Politician]], [[Journalist]]
| religionchildren = [[Disciples of Christ]] = 1
| relatives = [[John C. New]] (father)
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| brancheducation = [[United StatesButler ArmyUniversity]]
| rankallegiance = [[Captain{{flag|United (U.S. Army)|Captain]]States}}
| battlesbranch = [[Spanish–American{{army|United War]]States}}
| rank = [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
| battles = [[Spanish–American War]]
}}
 
'''Harry Stewart New''' (December 31, 1858 – May 9, 1937) was a [[United States|U.S.]] [[politician]], [[journalist]], and [[Spanish–American War]] veteran. He served as Chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]], a [[United States Senatorsenator]] 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 his wife, Melissa (Beeler) New. His father served as [[Treasurer of the United States]] and his uncle, [[Jeptha D. New]], was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]. He attended [[Butler University]] before going to work withfor 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 gotreturned back intoto politics when hewith washis electedelection 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-[[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]]ist, and in August 1919 introduced early legislation proposing an independent [[United States Air Force]].
 
[[File:Harry Stewart New viewing solar eclipse, 1925TIMEMagazine16Feb1925.jpg|thumb|left|Postmaster General Harry S. New viewing a ''[[solarTime eclipse(magazine)|Time]]'' oncover, JanuaryFebruary 2416, 1925.]]
In late March 1922, New became one of the first senators to use [[radio]] in his campaign—at that time, [[broadcasting]] a political speech was not widely done by candidates.<ref>"Will Campaign by Radio." ''Lexington KY Herald'', 30 March 1922, p.&nbsp;1</ref> New was defeated by [[Albert J. Beveridge]] for renomination in 1922 who lost the general election to [[Samuel M. Ralston]]. He was then appointed [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] in the [[United States Cabinet|cabinet]] of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Warren G. Harding]] in 1923 and was reappointed by [[Calvin Coolidge]] in 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.<ref>"Will Campaign by Radio". ''Lexington KY Herald'', 30 March 1922, p.&nbsp;1</ref> His speech was transmitted by a U.S. Navy station, [[NOF (radio 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.<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1922-04-09/ed-1/seq-9/ "Denby Bars Political Speeches From All Naval Radio Stations"], ''New York Tribune'', April 9, 1922, page 9.</ref>
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|Century of Progress Exposition]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. He died in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], on May 9, 1937, and was interred in [[Crown Hill Cemetery]] in Indianapolis.▼
 
▲In late March 1922, New became one of the first senators to use [[radio]] in his campaign—at that time, [[broadcasting]] a political speech was not widely done by candidates.<ref>"Will Campaign by Radio." ''Lexington KY Herald'', 30 March 1922, p.&nbsp;1</ref> New was defeated by [[Albert J. Beveridge]] for renomination in 1922 who lost the general election to [[Samuel M. Ralston]]. He was then appointed [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] in the [[United States Cabinet|cabinet]] of [[President of the United States|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|Century of Progress Exposition]] in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. He died in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], on May 9, 1937, and was interred in [[Crown Hill Cemetery]] in Indianapolis.
 
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==External links==
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* {{Find a Grave|8161}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8161 Harry Stewart New] at [[Find A Grave]]
 
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