Walter C. Newberry

Walter Cass Newberry (December 23, 1835 – July 20, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

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	(1835-12-23)December 23, 1835 Waterville, New York, US
Died	July 20, 1912(1912-07-20) (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Harriet (DeGrout)
Children	2
Residence(s)	Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	Soldier, Postmaster, Merchant

Biography

Chicago residence designed for Walter Cass Newberry by William Le Baron Jenney, 1889^[1]

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]

Newberry's grave at Graceland Cemetery

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

1. Architecture and Building. XII (1): 5–6. January 4, 1890. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Newberry, Walter Cass | Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry". archives.newberry.org. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
3. "24th Cavalry Regiment :: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center". museum.dmna.ny.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
4. "Academic OUP".
5. 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