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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 S. New
| image = Postmaster Harry Stewart New on February 27, 1923 - LCCN2016847240 (cropped).jpg
|image = HSNew.jpg
| office = 48th [[United States Postmaster General]]
| president = [[Warren G. Harding]]<br />[[Calvin Coolidge]]
| term_start = March 4, 1923
| term_end = March 3, 1929
| predecessor = [[Hubert Work]]
| successor = [[Walter Folger Brown|Walter Brown]]
| jr/sr1 = United States Senator
| state1 = [[Indiana]]
| term_start1 = March 4, 1917
| term_end1 = March 3, 1923
| predecessor1 = [[John W. Kern]]
| successor1 = [[Samuel M. Ralston]]
| office2 = Chair of the [[Republican National Committee]]
| term_start2 = January 7, 1907
| term_end2 = July 8, 1908<br />Acting: January 7, 1907 – March 4, 1907
| predecessor2 = [[George B. Cortelyou]]
| successor2 = [[Frank Harris Hitchcock|Frank Hitchcock]]
| birth_name = Harry Stewart New
| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|12|31}}
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|5|9|1858|12|31}}
| death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| restingplace = [[Crown Hill Cemetery]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Katherine Virginia Milligan<br />Catherine McLean Brown
| children = 1
| relatives = [[John C. New|John New]] {{small|(Fatherfather)}}
| education = [[Butler University]]
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| rank = [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
| battles = [[Spanish–American War|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.▼
[[File:Harry Stewart New broadcasting over station NOF March 30, 1922.jpg|thumb|left|Senator New broadcasting a radio speech on March 30, 1922.]]
 
[[File:Harry Stewart New viewing solar eclipse, 1925.jpg|thumb|left|Postmaster General New viewing a [[solar eclipse]] on January 24, 1925.]]
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]].▼
▲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 with the ''[[Indianapolis Journal]]'' where he was a reporter, editor, part owner, and publisher from 1878 to 1903. 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.
 
[[File:TIMEMagazine16Feb1925.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' cover, February 16, 1925]]
▲New got back into politics when he was elected 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]].
 
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 (defunctradio 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>
 
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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