Hubert Work
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| In office March 4, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Will H. Hays |
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| 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, USA |
| Died | December 14, 1942 Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laura M. Arbuckle |
| Profession | Politician, Medical Doctor |
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. He then served as the Secretary of the Interior from 1923 to 1928.
Work was born in Marion Center, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1860. He 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 American Medical Association.
Work was active in the Republican Party, serving as the Colorado state chair in 1912. 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, attaining 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 Warren G. Harding. He also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1923 to 1928, under both Harding and Calvin Coolidge. During Work's tenure as Secretary of the Interior, American citizenship was formally granted to Native Americans.
He died on December 14, 1942 in Denver, Colorado, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Will H. Hays |
United States Postmaster General March 4, 1922 – March 4, 1923 |
Succeeded by Harry Stewart New |
| Preceded by Albert B. Fall |
United States Secretary of the Interior March 5, 1923 – July 24, 1928 |
Succeeded by Roy Owen West |
| Preceded by William M. Butler |
Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1928 - 1929 |
Succeeded by Claudius H. Huston |
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