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United States Postmaster GeneralThe 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. See also postmaster general. Postmasters-General under the Continental Congress | Name!!Date appointed | | a href="/encyclopedia/Benjamin-Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin | July 26, 1775 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Richard-Bache" title="Richard Bache">Richard Bache | November 7, 1776 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Ebenezer-Hazard" title="Ebenezer Hazard">Ebenezer Hazard | January 28, 1782 | Cabinet-level Postmasters-General, 1789-1971 | Name!!Date appointed!!President(s) served under | | a href="/encyclopedia/Samuel-Osgood" title="Samuel Osgood">Samuel Osgood | September 26, 1789 | Washington | | a href="/encyclopedia/Timothy-Pickering" title="Timothy Pickering">Timothy Pickering | August 12, 1791 | Washington | | a href="/encyclopedia/Joseph-Habersham" title="Joseph Habersham">Joseph Habersham | February 25, 1795 | Washington, Adams, Jefferson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Gideon-Granger" title="Gideon Granger">Gideon Granger | November 28, 1801 | Jefferson, Madison | | a href="/encyclopedia/Return-J.-Meigs,-Jr." title="Return J. Meigs, Jr.">Return J. Meigs, Jr. | March 17, 1814 | Madison, Monroe | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-McLean" title="John McLean">John McLean | June 26, 1823 | Monroe, J. Q. Adams | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-Taylor-Barry" title="William Taylor Barry">William T. Barry | March 9, 1829 | Jackson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Amos-Kendall" title="Amos Kendall">Amos Kendall | May 1, 1835 | Jackson, Van Buren | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-M.-Niles" title="John M. Niles">John M. Niles | May 19, 1840 | Van Buren | | a href="/encyclopedia/Francis-Granger" title="Francis Granger">Francis Granger | March 6, 1841 | W. H. Harrison, Tyler | | a href="/encyclopedia/Charles-A.-Wickliffe" title="Charles A. Wickliffe">Charles A. Wickliffe | September 13, 1841 | Tyler | | a href="/encyclopedia/Cave-Johnson" title="Cave Johnson">Cave Johnson | March 6, 1845 | Polk | | a href="/encyclopedia/Jacob-Collamer" title="Jacob Collamer">Jacob Collamer | March 8, 1849 | Taylor | | a href="/encyclopedia/Nathan-K.-Hall" title="Nathan K. Hall">Nathan K. Hall | July 23, 1850 | Fillmore | | a href="/encyclopedia/Samuel-D.-Hubbard" title="Samuel D. Hubbard">Samuel D. Hubbard | August 31, 1852 | Fillmore | | a href="/encyclopedia/James-Campbell-(Postmaster-General)" title="James Campbell (Postmaster General)">James Campbell | March 7, 1853 | Pierce | | a href="/encyclopedia/Aaron-V.-Brown" title="Aaron V. Brown">Aaron V. Brown | March 6, 1857 | Buchanan | | a href="/encyclopedia/Joseph-Holt" title="Joseph Holt">Joseph Holt | March 14, 1859 | Buchanan | | a href="/encyclopedia/Horatio-King" title="Horatio King">Horatio King | February 12, 1861 | Buchanan | | a href="/encyclopedia/Montgomery-Blair" title="Montgomery Blair">Montgomery Blair | March 5, 1861 | Lincoln | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-Dennison-(Ohio-governor)" title="William Dennison (Ohio governor)">William Dennison | September 24, 1864 | Lincoln, A. Johnson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Alexander-W.-Randall" title="Alexander W. Randall">Alexander W. Randall | July 25, 1866 | A. Johnson | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-A.-J.-Creswell" title="John A. J. Creswell">John A. J. Creswell | March 5, 1869 | Grant | | a href="/encyclopedia/James-Marshall-(U.S.-politician)" title="James Marshall (U.S. politician)">James W. Marshall | July 3, 1874 | Grant | | a href="/encyclopedia/Marshall-Jewell" title="Marshall Jewell">Marshall Jewell | August 24, 1874 | Grant | | a href="/encyclopedia/James-N.-Tyner" title="James N. Tyner">James N. Tyner | July 12, 1876 | Grant | | a href="/encyclopedia/David-M.-Key" title="David M. Key">David M. Key | March 12, 1877 | Hayes | | a href="/encyclopedia/Horace-Maynard" title="Horace Maynard">Horace Maynard | ???, 1880 | Hayes | | a href="/encyclopedia/Thomas-L.-James" title="Thomas L. James">Thomas L. James | March 5, 1881 | Garfield, Arthur | | a href="/encyclopedia/Timothy-O.-Howe" title="Timothy O. Howe">Timothy O. Howe | December 20, 1881 | Arthur | | a href="/encyclopedia/Walter-Q.-Gresham" title="Walter Q. Gresham">Walter Q. Gresham | April 3, 1883 | Arthur | | a href="/encyclopedia/Frank-Hatton" title="Frank Hatton">Frank Hatton | October 14, 1884 | Arthur | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-F.-Vilas" title="William F. Vilas">William F. Vilas | March 6, 1885 | Cleveland | | a href="/encyclopedia/Don-M.-Dickinson" title="Don M. Dickinson">Don M. Dickinson | January 6, 1888 | Cleveland | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-Wanamaker" title="John Wanamaker">John Wanamaker | March 5, 1889 | B. Harrison | | a href="/encyclopedia/Wilson-S.-Bissell" title="Wilson S. Bissell">Wilson S. Bissell | March 6, 1893 | Cleveland | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-L.-Wilson-(Postmaster-General)" title="William L. Wilson (Postmaster General)">William L. Wilson | March 1, 1895 | Cleveland | | a href="/encyclopedia/James-Albert-Gary" title="James Albert Gary">James A. Gary | March 5, 1897 | McKinley | | a href="/encyclopedia/Charles-Emory-Smith" title="Charles Emory Smith">Charles Emory Smith | April 21, 1898 | McKinley, T. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/Henry-C.-Payne" title="Henry C. Payne">Henry C. Payne | January 9, 1902 | T. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/Robert-J.-Wynne" title="Robert J. Wynne">Robert J. Wynne | October 10, 1904 | T. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/George-B.-Cortelyou" title="George B. Cortelyou">George B. Cortelyou | March 6, 1905 | T. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/George-von-L.-Meyer" title="George von L. Meyer">George von L. Meyer | January 15, 1907 | T. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/Frank-H.-Hitchcock" title="Frank H. Hitchcock">Frank H. Hitchcock | March 5, 1909 | Taft | | a href="/encyclopedia/Albert-S.-Burleson" title="Albert S. Burleson">Albert S. Burleson | March 5, 1913 | Wilson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Will-H.-Hays" title="Will H. Hays">Will H. Hays | March 5, 1921 | Harding | | a href="/encyclopedia/Hubert-Work" title="Hubert Work">Hubert Work | March 4, 1922 | Harding | | a href="/encyclopedia/Harry-S.-New" title="Harry S. New">Harry S. New | February 27, 1923 | Harding, Coolidge | | a href="/encyclopedia/Walter-F.-Brown" title="Walter F. Brown">Walter F. Brown | March 5, 1929 | Hoover | | a href="/encyclopedia/James-Farley" title="James Farley">James A. Farley | March 4, 1933 | F. Roosevelt | | a href="/encyclopedia/Frank-C.-Walker" title="Frank C. Walker">Frank C. Walker | September 10, 1940 | F. Roosevelt, Truman | | a href="/encyclopedia/Robert-E.-Hannegan" title="Robert E. Hannegan">Robert E. Hannegan | May 8, 1945 | Truman | | a href="/encyclopedia/Jesse-M.-Donaldson" title="Jesse M. Donaldson">Jesse M. Donaldson | December 16, 1947 | Truman | | a href="/encyclopedia/Arthur-E.-Summerfield" title="Arthur E. Summerfield">Arthur E. Summerfield | January 21, 1953 | Eisenhower | | a href="/encyclopedia/J.-Edward-Day" title="J. Edward Day">J. Edward Day | January 21, 1961 | Kennedy | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-A.-Gronouski" title="John A. Gronouski">John A. Gronouski | September 30, 1963 | Kennedy, L. Johnson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Larry-O'Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">Lawrence F. O'Brien | November 3, 1965 | L. Johnson | | a href="/encyclopedia/W.-Marvin-Watson" title="W. Marvin Watson">W. Marvin Watson | April 26, 1968 | L. Johnson | | a href="/encyclopedia/Winton-M.-Blount" title="Winton M. Blount">Winton M. Blount | January 22, 1969 | Nixon | Postmasters-General, 19711-present | Name!!Date appointed | | a href="/encyclopedia/Winton-M.-Blount" title="Winton M. Blount">Winton M. Blount | July 1, 1971 | | a href="/encyclopedia/E.-T.-Klassen" title="E. T. Klassen">E. T. Klassen | January 1, 1972 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Benjamin-F.-Bailar" title="Benjamin F. Bailar">Benjamin F. Bailar | February 16, 1975 | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-F.-Bolger" title="William F. Bolger">William F. Bolger | March 15, 1978 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Paul-N.-Carlin" title="Paul N. Carlin">Paul N. Carlin | January 1, 1985 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Albert-V.-Casey" title="Albert V. Casey">Albert V. Casey | January 7, 1986 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Preston-R.-Tisch" title="Preston R. Tisch">Preston R. Tisch | August 16, 1986 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Anthony-M.-Frank" title="Anthony M. Frank">Anthony M. Frank | March 1, 1988 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Marvin-T.-Runyon" title="Marvin T. Runyon">Marvin T. Runyon | July 6, 1992 | | a href="/encyclopedia/William-J.-Henderson" title="William J. Henderson">William J. Henderson | May 16, 1998 | | a href="/encyclopedia/John-E.-Potter" title="John E. Potter">John E. Potter | June 1, 2001 | 1 Since July 1, 1971, the Postmaster General has been appointed by and serves under the Governors of the United States Postal Service. External link Postmaster General
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