Hubert Work
- ️Tue Jul 03 1860
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| In office March 4 1922 – March 4 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Will H. Hays |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. New |
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| In office March 5, 1923 – July 24, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Albert B. Fall |
| Succeeded by | Roy O. West |
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| Born | July 3, 1860 Marion Center, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1942 (aged 82) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Laura M. Arbuckle |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Profession | Politician, Medical Doctor |
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| 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 Postmaster General between 1922 and 1923 in the presidency of Warren G. Harding. He then served as the Secretary of the Interior from 1923-1928 during the administration of Calvin Coolidge.
Work was born in Marion Center, Pennsylvania. Attended medical school at the University of Michigan from 1882-1883, but ultimately received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1885. He settled in Colorado and founded Woodcroft Hospital in Pueblo in 1896. In 1920, Work served as president of the advocacy group, the American Medical Association.
Work was active in the Republican Party, having served as the Colorado state chairman in 1912. In 1914, Work ran unsuccessfully in a special election for the United States Senate having been defeated by the Democrat Charles Spalding Thomas, later the governor of Colorado. Work polled 98,728 votes (39 percent) in a multi-candidate to field to Thomas' 102,037 ballots (40.3 percent). This was Colorado's first Senate election by popular vote under the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
He was a Colorado delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and he chaired the Republican National Committee from 1928 to 1929.
During World War I, Work served in the U.S. Army in the Medical Corps and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Work served as the U.S. Assistant Postmaster General from 1921 to 1922 and Postmaster General from 1922 to 1923, under President Harding. He also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1923 to 1928, under both Harding and Coolidge. During Work's tenure as Secretary of the Interior, American citizenship was formally granted to Native Americans.
He died in Denver and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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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 Stewart New |
| Preceded by Albert B. Fall |
United States Secretary of the Interior Served under: Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge March 5, 1923 – July 24, 1928 |
Succeeded by Roy Owen West |
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| Preceded by William M. Butler |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1928 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Claudius H. Huston |
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| Cabinet of President Warren G. Harding (1921–1923) | ||
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| Vice President |
Calvin Coolidge (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of State |
Charles Evans Hughes (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of the Treasury |
Andrew W. Mellon (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of War |
John W. Weeks (1921–1923) |
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| Attorney General |
Harry M. Daugherty (1921–1923) |
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| Postmaster General |
Will H. Hays (1921–1922) • Hubert Work (1922–1923) • Harry Stewart New (1923) |
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| Secretary of the Navy |
Edwin Denby (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of the Interior |
Albert B. Fall (1921–1923) • Hubert Work (1923) |
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| Secretary of Agriculture |
Henry Cantwell Wallace (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of Commerce |
Herbert Hoover (1921–1923) |
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| Secretary of Labor |
James J. Davis (1921–1923) |
| Cabinet of President Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) | ||
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| Vice President |
None (1923–1925) • Charles G. Dawes (1925–1929) |
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| Secretary of State |
Charles Evans Hughes (1923–1925) • Frank B. Kellogg (1925–1929) |
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| Secretary of War |
John W. Weeks (1923–1925) • Dwight F. Davis (1925–1929) |
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| Secretary of the Treasury |
Andrew W. Mellon (1923–1929) |
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| Attorney General |
Harry M. Daugherty (1923–1924) • Harlan F. Stone (1924–1925) • John G. Sargent (1925–1929) |
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| Postmaster General |
Harry Stewart New (1923–1929) |
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| Secretary of the Navy |
Edwin Denby (1923–1924) • Curtis D. Wilbur (1924–1929) |
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| Secretary of the Interior |
Hubert Work (1923–1928) • Roy Owen West (1928–1929) |
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| Secretary of the Agriculture |
Henry Cantwell Wallace (1923–1924) • Howard Mason Gore (1924–1925) • William Marion Jardine (1925–1929) |
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| Secretary of Commerce |
Herbert Hoover (1923–1928) • William F. Whiting (1928–1929) |
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| Secretary of Labor |
James J. Davis (1923–1929) |
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