Harry Wright Newman was an accomplished author, genealogist, and historian. He was very well known as a genealogist in Maryland and authored several well known genealogy books and many more lesser known books. Mr. Newman authored his first book in 1933 and his last book in 1983.
I compiled a bibliography of many of the books that Mr. Newman authored and published.
Many of Mr. Newman's books can be found in selected libraries across the country. One can also find most every book he authored cited somewhere on the internet. Despite the extensive work he did to document his own family history as well as those of others, I could not find any personal information about Mr. Newman in print. So I did a little research on my own...
1930 Census, Washington DC, Precinct #3, Tract 12
Carvel Hall Apartments, 1915 K Street, Apartment 20
Harry W Newman, living alone,
rent $34.50, did not own a radio,
age 35, single, born in Washington, DC,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Washington, DC,
Occupation - Specialist, Industry - Business
Veteran of the Mexican War and The World War
1920 Census, Washington, DC, Enumeration District 64
1739 P Street, Home of Harley I Mozingo
Harry W Newman, boarder (among 14 boarders)
age 23, single, born in District of Columbia
father born in Maryland, mother born in District of Columbia
Occupation - Covgandent Ohl?, Industry - Government
1910 Census, Washington, DC, Enumeration District 73
Harry A Newman, Head, age 40, widow
born in Maryland, father born in Maryland, mother born
in Maryland.
Occupation - Loco Engineer, Industry - Railroad
Harry AW Newman, son, age 15, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Howard E Newman, son, age 11, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Alfred M Newman, son, age 5, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Leonore Wright, grandmother, age 58, widow,
9 children, 4 living, born in Maryland,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Maryland
1900 Census, Washington, DC,
Harry A Newman, Head, born June 1869, age 31, married for 7 years,
born in Maryland, father born in Maryland, mother born
in Maryland.
Occupation Locomotive Engineer
Annie Newman, wife, born July 1871, age 29, married for 7 years,
2 children, 2 living, born in Dist of Col,
father born Maryland, mother born Dist of Col
Harry Newman, son, born July 1894, age 5, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Howard Newman, son, born Dec 1898, age 1, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Naomi Wright, sister, born Sept 1885, age 14, born in Dist of Col,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Dist of Col
Leonore Wright, mother-in-law, born May 1852, age 48, widow,
9 children, 5 living, born in Maryland,
father born in Maryland, mother born in Maryland
Harry Wright Newman is listed in the Social Security Death index in ZIP code 20009 in Washington, DC. According to the SSDI record Mr. Newman was born July 7, 1894 and died in April 1983.
Baltimore Sun - 23 April 1983 - Obituary -
Harry Wright Newman, who was 89 and lived in Annapolis, died early Saturday morning at Anne Arundel General Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He retired in the 1950's after servicing many years as a commercial attaché at a number of American embassies abroad. Fond of traveling, he made vacation tours of Europe both before and after his retirement. He was educated at the George Washington University, Georgetown University and Cambridge University in England. An avid horseman, Mr. Newman was a cavalryman with the District of Columbia National Guard unit fighting Pancho Villa's forces on the Mexican border before WWI. He served as an infantry during WWI As soon as he retired, Mr. Newman began to pursue his life's passion, the genealogy of Maryland families and their history. He was a member of the Society of the War of 1812, the Society of Colonial Wars and the Sons of the Revolution. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. The night before he died he attended the Society's annual dinner at the Maryland Club. ______________________________________________________________
Note from J.D. Spruce, niece of Harry Wright Newman
His parents were Harry Anderson and Annie Wright Newman. He had the two brothers, Howard E. Newman, a surgeon in Washington, DC and Alfred M. Newman, who worked for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover in Washington, DC After the death of his mother, his father remarried, at which time Mr. Newman left home to pursued his interests.