United States Postmaster General
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. See also postmaster general.
Postmasters-General under the Continental Congress
Cabinet-level Postmasters-General, 1789-1971
Postmasters-General, 1971[1]-present
[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 Official site
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