Background
Newman, Oliver Peck was born on April 20, 1877 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of George Clyde and Sallie Nicholson (Shivers) Newman.
Newman, Oliver Peck was born on April 20, 1877 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of George Clyde and Sallie Nicholson (Shivers) Newman.
Educated Des Moines College, Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa. United States Military Academy, 1897-1898.
Began as reporter Des Moines Leader, 1898. Civilian officer, United States Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Fort Stanton, New Mexico, 1902-1904. Reporter Washington Post and Washington Times, 1901-1902, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise, 1904, San Antonio Express, 1905.
Political editor Des Moines News, 1906.
Editor Sioux City News, 1907-1909. Saint Joseph (Missouri) Star, 1909.
Managing editor Lincoln Star, 1910. Chief editorial writer Washington (District of Columbia) Times, 1911-1912.
Commissioner District of Columbia by appointment of President Wilson, term 3 years, and elected president of board.
Reapptd. 1916 (resigned 1917). Student 1st Military Training Camp, Fort Myer, Virginia, 1917.
Commissioned major and assigned 313th Field Artillery, 80th Division, Camp Lee, Virginia.
Graduate School of Fire for Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1918. Sailed with 80th Division, May, 1918. Served in France with 80th Division and as counter battery officer Artillery Information Service, 1st American Army, on staff of commander of artillery in Meuse offensive.
Journalist since 1919.
Vice president Thomas R. Shipp, Incorporated., advertising and publicity counsellors, Washington, 1926.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Mistress.