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Truman Handy Newberry (November 5, 1864 – October 3, 1945) was an American businessman and political figure. He served as the Secretary of Navy between 1908 and 1909. He was a Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan between 1919 and 1922.
U.S. Senator Truman Handy Newberry was born on November 5, 1864 in Detroit, Michigan, son of industrialist John Stoughton Newberry. He graduated from Yale College in 1885.
He became director of the Packard Motor Car Company in 1903 before being appointed assistant secretary of the Navy by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. Newberry then replaced Secretary of the Navy Victor Metcalf on December 1, 1908, serving until the end of Roosevelt's term in March 1909.
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Truman Handy Newberry, 1864–1945, American naval officer and cabinet official, b. Detroit. He engaged in various financial enterprises and helped organize (1902) the Packard Motor Car Company. A founder and active member of Michigan state naval brigade, he served as lieutenant on the U.S.S. Yosemite in the Spanish-American War.
American public official Truman Handy Newberry served as the secretary of the navy under President Theodore Roosevelt and as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century. He was tried in a court of law for overspending during his senatorial election campaign, although his conviction was later overturned.
Truman Handy Newberry (5 November, 1864 – 3 October, 1945) served as the thirty-ninth Secretary of the Navy for a short time in 1908 and 1909.
