Walter Newman Haldeman

Who was Walter Newman Haldeman?

Walter N Haldeman was an American newspaper publisher, owner, and businessman from Louisville, KY in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Mr. Haldeman founded the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; which is still in circulation and currently owned by the Gannett Company. As a businessman, Mr. Haldeman is also known as the founder of Naples, Florida and the owner of the Major League Baseball team, the Louisville Grays; a charter member of the National League.

Although a force in 19th Century U.S. newspaper business, Mr. Haldeman shied away from the spotlight, as a New York Times article from May 14, 1902 described him as “a man of unusual force of character, but remarkably modest, so that he resented any form of publicity about himself”; thus providing the spotlight for the Courier-Journal editor, Henry Watterson.