postmaster general

     

A Postmaster General is the national politician in charge of the postal system of a country. In most nations he or she is an appointe official of cabinet rank.

Trivia about postmaster general

  • Created by the Continental Congress in 1775, this officer joined the Cabinet in 1829 but was removed from it in 1971
  • This head of the post office was part of the cabinet from William Barry in 1829 to Winton Blount in 1971
  • In 1775 the Continental Congress appointed man of letters Benjamin Franklin to this job
  • The postal service actually showed a profit when he held this position
  • In 1775 the Continental Congress certified Ben Franklin as the first person in this job
  • 4 stamps feature aspects of Ben Franklin; here he is in this job
  • Post currently held by William J. Henderson
  • Serving from 1969 to 1972, Winton Blount was the last person to serve in this job as part of the cabinet
  • The Hutchinson Letters scandal got Ben fired as deputy this in 1774
  • While serving in this post, Montgomery Blair helped introduce money orders

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