New, John Chalfant
lawyer, state senator, was born July 6, 1831, in Vernon, Ind. In 1861 he was appointed quartermaster-general of Indiana, serving as such until elected to the state senate. In 1865 he was elected cashier of the First National bank of Indianapolis, serving as such until appointed in 1875 as treasurer of the United States. He was assistant secretary of the United States treasury from 1882 to 1884; and during 1889-93 was consul-general of the United States at London, England. was