Walter C. Newberry

Walter Cass Newberry
Walter Cass Newberry
	Newberry, circa 1892
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Illinois's 4th district
	In office; March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	George E. Adams
Succeeded by	Julius Goldzier
Postmaster of Chicago
	In office; 1888–1889
Appointed by	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	S. Corning Judd
Succeeded by	James A. Sexton
Personal details
Born	December 23, 1835; Waterville, New York, US
Died	July 20, 1912 (aged 76); Chicago, Illinois, US
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 Chicago, Illinois, in 1876, and was postmaster of Chicago in 1888 and 1889. Newberry was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.^[4]

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. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (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

Walter Cass Newberry Papers at Newberry Library

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George E. Adams	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district 1891-1893	Succeeded by Julius Goldzier