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The Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. From 1872 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of an executive department concerned with the postal service (the Post Office Department). During that period, he was a member of the President's Cabinet. The Cabinet office of Postmaster General was often given to a new President's campaign manager or other key political supporter, and was considered something of a sinecure. In 1971, the Post Office Department was re-organized into the United States Postal Service, a government-owned corporation. Thus, the Postmaster General is no longer a member of the Cabinet.

During the Civil War, postal services in the Confederacy were provided by the Confederate Post-office Department , headed by Postmaster General John Henninger Reagan.

1 Postmasters-General under the Continental Congress

NameDate appointed
Benjamin Franklin July 26, 1775
Richard Bache November 7, 1776
Ebenezer Hazard January 28January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 337 days remaining (338 in leap years). Events 1521 Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1547 Edward VI becomes King of England. 1573 articles of Warsaw Confederation are s, 1782Events January 7 The first American commercial bank opens ( Bank of North America). January 15 Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage February 5 Span


2 Cabinet-level Postmasters-General, 1789-1971

NameDate appointed President(s) served under
Samuel OsgoodSamuel Osgood ( 1747 1813) was a U. political figure. He served as the first Postmaster General (under the U. Constitution) between 1789 and 1791. Osgood, Samuel Osgood, Samuel Osgood, Samuel. September 26September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. Events 1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe 1687 The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the, 1789Events January 7 First nationwide United States election January 21 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston, Massachusetts January 23 Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic coll WashingtonGeorge Washington ( February 22, 1732— December 14, 1799), also called Father of his Country 1 was an American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783) and later the first President of the Unite
Timothy PickeringTimothy Pickering ( July 17, 1745 January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. Pickering was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and graduated from August 12, 1791 Washington
Joseph Habersham February 25, 1795 Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Gideon Granger November 28, 1801 Jefferson, Madison
Return J. Meigs, Jr. March 17, 1814 Madison, Monroe
John McLean June 26, 1823 Monroe, J. Q. Adams
William T. Barry March 9, 1829 Jackson
Amos Kendall May 1, 1835 Jackson, Van Buren
John M. Niles May 19, 1840 Van Buren
Francis Granger March 6, 1841 W. H. Harrison, Tyler
Charles A. Wickliffe September 13, 1841 Tyler
Cave Johnson March 6, 1845 Polk
Jacob Collamer March 8, 1849 Taylor
Nathan K. Hall July 23, 1850 Fillmore
Samuel D. Hubbard August 31, 1852 Fillmore
James Campbell March 7, 1853 Pierce
Aaron V. Brown March 6, 1857 Buchanan
Joseph Holt March 14, 1859 Buchanan
Horatio King February 12, 1861 Buchanan
Montgomery Blair March 5, 1861 Lincoln
William Dennison September 24, 1864 Lincoln, A. Johnson
Alexander W. Randall July 25, 1866 A. Johnson
John A. J. Creswell March 5, 1869 Grant
James W. Marshall July 3, 1874 Grant
Marshall Jewell August 24, 1874 Grant
James N. Tyner July 12, 1876 Grant
David M. Key March 12, 1877 Hayes
Thomas L. James March 5, 1881 Garfield, Arthur
Timothy O. Howe December 20, 1881 Arthur
Walter Q. Gresham April 3, 1883 Arthur
Frank Hatton October 14, 1884 Arthur
William F. Vilas March 6, 1885 Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson January 6, 1888 Cleveland
John Wanamaker March 5, 1889 B. Harrison
Wilson S. Bissell March 6, 1893 Cleveland
William L. Wilson March 1, 1895 Cleveland
James A. Gary March 5, 1897 McKinley
Charles Emory Smith April 21, 1898 McKinley, T. Roosevelt
Henry C. Payne January 9, 1902 T. Roosevelt
Robert J. Wynne October 10, 1904 T. Roosevelt
George B. Cortelyou March 6, 1905 T. Roosevelt
George von L. Meyer January 15, 1907 T. Roosevelt
Frank H. Hitchcock March 5, 1909 Taft
Albert S. Burleson March 5, 1913 Wilson
Will H. Hays March 5, 1921 Harding
Hubert Work March 4, 1922 Harding
Harry S. New February 27, 1923 Harding, Coolidge
Walter F. Brown March 5, 1929 Hoover
James A. Farley March 4, 1933 F. Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker September 10, 1940 F. Roosevelt, Truman
Robert E. Hannegan May 8, 1945 Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson December 16, 1947 Truman
Arthur E. Summerfield January 21, 1953 Eisenhower
J. Edward Day January 21, 1961 Kennedy
John A. Gronouski September 30, 1963 Kennedy, L. Johnson
Lawrence F. O'Brien November 3, 1965 L. Johnson
W. Marvin Watson April 26, 1968 L. Johnson
Winton M. Blount January 22, 1969 Nixon






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