Harry Stewart New
48th United States Postmaster General
In office February 27, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Preceded by	Hubert Work
Succeeded by	Walter F. Brown
Born	December 31 1858(1858--) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 9 1937 (aged 78) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician

Harry Stewart New (December 31, 1858 – May 9, 1937) was a U.S. journalist and political figure. He served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee between 1907 and 1908. He served as the Postmaster General from 1923 to 1929. Before that, he served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1917 until 1923.

In his relatively lengthy term as postmaster general, New proposed two influential ideas - the honoring of distinguished Americans with stamps, and flavored glue on the back of stamps. New, a secret "wet" in Hoover's pro-Prohibition administration, even commissioned a gin-flavored stamp that never made it to production.

External links

• Harry Stewart New at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Harry Stewart New at Find A Grave

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 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

United States Postmasters General

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