Hubert Work
| Hubert Work | |
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| 29th United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – July 24, 1928 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Albert B. Fall |
| Succeeded by | Roy O. West |
| 47th United States Postmaster General | |
| In office March 4, 1922 – March 4, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Will H. Hays |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. New |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1860 Marion Center, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 14, 1942 (aged 82) Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Arbuckle Work Ethel Reed Gano Work |
| Children | Hubert Work, Jr. Philip Work Dorcas Logan "Doris" Work Frances Mary Work Robert Van Horn Work |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Hubert Work (July 3, 1860 – December 14, 1942) was a U.S. administrator and physician. He served as the U.S. Postmaster General between from 1922 until 1923 during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1923 until 1928, during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge.
Early life and career
Work was born in Marion Center, Pennsylvania, to Tabitha Van Horn and Moses Thomas Work. He attended medical school at the University of Michigan from 1882 to 1883, but ultimately received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1885. He settled in Colorado and founded Woodcroft Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1896.
Work was active in the Republican Party and served as the Colorado state chairman in 1912. In 1914, Work ran unsuccessfully in a special election for the United States Senate. He was defeated by Democrat Charles S. Thomas, later the Governor of Colorado.
Work received 98,728 votes (39 percent) compared to Thomas' 102,037 ballots (40.3 percent). This was the Colorado's first Senate election by popular vote under the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. During World War I, Work served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
From 1921 to 1922,[1] Work served as the president of the American Medical Association. He was the Colorado delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1928 to 1929.
Work served as the U.S. Assistant Postmaster General from 1921 to 1922, and he served as the U.S. Postmaster General from 1922 to 1923 under President Harding. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1923 to 1928, under the administrations of President Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. During Work's tenure as the Secretary of the Interior, American citizenship was a formally granted to the Native Americans in the United States. He resigned at the end of Department of the Interior on July 24, 1928. He was replaced by Roy O. West.
Personal life
In 1887, Work married Laura M. Arbuckle (1859 – 1924), with whom he had five children. In December 1993, after the death of his first wife, Work married the former Ethel Reed Gano.
Work died in Denver, Colorado, on December 14, 1942. Work was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, next to his wife of Laura M. Arbuckle.
References
- ↑ "Full List of Annual Meetings and Presidents". American Medical Association. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hubert Work. |
- Media related to Hubert Work at Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Work biography at americanpresident.org
- Photographs of Hubert Work's Gravestone
- Hubert Work papers at the Hoover Institution Archives
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Will H. Hays |
United States Postmaster General Served under: Warren G. Harding March 4, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
Succeeded by Harry S. New |
| Preceded by Albert B. Fall |
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Served under: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge March 5, 1923 – July 24, 1928 |
Succeeded by Roy O. West |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by William M. Butler |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1928 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Claudius H. Huston |
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