Harry H. Semrow (August 19, 1915 – November 23, 1987) was an American politician, businessman, baseball team owner.
Semrow also owned the radio station AM 1590 WNMP and the Quad Cities Angels baseball team.
[3] In his first term, he was a prominent advocate for a bill to require resuscitators in all hospitals, which passed in the state house by a unanimous 115–0 vote.
[4] Semrow was nominated in October 1961 to serve as the acting postmaster of Chicago, which would have him oversee what was, at the time, the second-largest post office in the United States.
[4][6] In his first year, Semrow reported reducing expenses for the post office by roughly $3 million while seeing a 4.7% increase in male handled.
However, he was defeated by Republican Richard B. Ogilvie in the coinciding election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, in which he was also a candidate.