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John Angel James Creswell
John Angel James Creswell 1828-91, U.S. Postmaster General (1869-74), b. Port Deposit, Md. He was a lawyer, U.S. Representative (1863-65), and U.S. Senator (1865-67), but his important work was done later as Postmaster General. He reorganized the Post Office Dept. to meet the expanding needs of the... Read more
United States Surgeon General
United States Surgeon General former head of the U.S. Public Health Service, which is responsible for protecting the people's health (see public health ). Since a 1986 reorganization, the surgeon general has largely served as a national spokesperson and watchdog on health issues. The separate U.S.... Read more
general strike
general strike sympathetic cessation of work by a majority of the workers in all industries of a locality or nation. Such a stoppage is economic if it is for the purpose of redressing some grievance or pressing upon the employer a series of economic demands. It is political if called for the purpos... Read more
Timothy Pickering
Timothy Pickering 1745-1829, American political leader and Revolutionary War army officer, b. Salem, Mass. He was admitted to the bar (1768) and played an active part in pre-Revolutionary activities against the British. In 1774 and 1775 he was connected with the Massachusetts committee of correspon... Read more
Church of the New Jerusalem
Church of the New Jerusalem or New Church, religious body instituted by the followers of Emanuel Swedenborg , who are generally called Swedenborgians. Knowledge of Swedenborg's teachings was spread in England largely by two clergymen, Thomas Hartley and John Clowes, and a printer, Robert Hindm... Read more
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright 1883-1953, American general, b. Walla Walla, Wash. Commissioned in the army in 1906, he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1938. In World War II he was stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked in Dec., 1941. Wainwright took command after Gen. Douglas ... Read more
James Aloysius Farley
James Aloysius Farley , 1888-1976, American political leader, U.S. Postmaster General (1933-40), b. Rockland co., N.Y. He rose steadily in Democratic party politics in New York state and became (1930) chairman of the New York state Democratic committee. In 1932 he successfully pushed the presidentia... Read more
John Morgan
John Morgan 1735-89, American physician, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of Philadelphia (now Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1751. He founded, in Philadelphia (1765), the first medical school in the United States. In 1775 he became director-general and physician in chief to the general hospital of the Cont... Read more
Will H. Hays
Will H. Hays 1879-1954, American politician and motion-picture executive, b. Sullivan, Ind.; his original name was William Harrison Hays. Hays became active in Indiana political affairs, was chairman of the Republican state committee, and served (1918-21) as chairman of the Republican National Comm... Read more
soiling
soiling agricultural practice of feeding green fodder to livestock in the barn or dry lot. It is followed in the United States mostly in the dairy industry in seasons when pastures are short, but in Europe more generally. For best results the crop must be cut daily. Among the crops used for soiling... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "United States Postmaster General"

SIC 4311 United States Postal Service
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 4311 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE This...establishments of the United States Postal Service...offices throughout the United States. The U...employer in the United States during the...is the postmaster general (PMG) and the deputy postmaster ...
Will Hays
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...serving as U.S. postmaster general to become the motion...1910 he became a state district chairman...the Republican State Central Committee...1917, when the United States entered World War...general of the United States on March...
Immunity
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...than to the State Department...status by the United States, and therefore...federal, state, and local...within the United States, protecting...the U.S. postmaster general, who had...representing local postmasters in a salary...
U.S. Postal Service
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...businesses within the United States. The service seeks...postal service, the postmaster general, is appointed by the...offices throughout the United States. In order to...Federal Express and United Parcel Service. In...
Postal Power
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...most recently in United States v. Reidel (1971). In Lamont v. Postmaster General (1965), however...has also held that state regulations that directly...department and the postmaster general a member of the president...
Amos Kendall
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...journalist and politician, was postmaster general under President Jackson and...administrator and in 1834 became postmaster general, holding office until 1840...recharter the Second Bank of the United States. He also produced much of the...
John Angel James Creswell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Creswell 1828-91, U.S. Postmaster General (1869-74), b. Port Deposit...important work was done later as Postmaster General. He reorganized the Post Office...meet the expanding needs of the United States. One-cent post cards were...
Postal Service, U.S.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...linked county seats to state capitals and ultimately...administration until 1971, the postmaster general customarily served...national committee. Postmasters general dispensed patronage...Federal Express and United Parcel Service (UPS...
postal service
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...were first used in the United States in 1847; other developments...airmail in 1918. In the United States, postal service...board, who choose a Postmaster General; since the reorganization...specialized agency of the United Nations. Many governmental...
Postal Service (USPS), United States
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...Franklin as its first postmaster general. By the 1780s, the...in the northeastern United States, the USPS announced...were outfitted with state-of-the-art irradiation...ELECTRONIC: The United States Postal Service...

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Postal Service, U.S
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...irrespective of state lines and geographic...became the first postmaster general. The postal service...Osgood was named postmaster-general; at...offices in the United States. The Post Office...or part-time postmasters increased dramatically...offices in the ...
Rural Free Delivery
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...local merchants and postmasters, had delayed service...the proposal of Postmaster Gen. John Wanamaker...new postmaster general, Wilson S. Bissell...from local and state organizations of...routes in his home state of West Virginia...twenty-eight states and the ...
Ward, Sir Joseph George
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...entered government as Postmaster-General (1891–...retaining the office of Postmaster-General. He continued Seddon...became leader of the United Party, which had emerged...Depression through active state intervention, and...
Espionage Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Shortly after the United States entered World War I...term, authorized the postmaster general to refuse to deliver...resistance to any law of the United States." On 16 May...nonmailable." In 1919 the United States Supreme Court...
Removal, Executive Power of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Department of State, Madison inserted...the secretary of state, who at the time...power. In Myers v. United States (1926), however...before firing "postmasters of the first, second...s Executor v. United States (1935...in the attorney general the power to appoint...
Airmail
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...owners in the bidding, Postmaster General James A. Farley on...covered most of the United States and connected with lines...company — United Parcel Service (UPS...compete directly with the United States Postal Service...
Enemy Aliens in the World Wars
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...century, the United States has tried to prevent...1952 giving the United States Attorney General authority to hold...Soon after the United States entered...or leaving the United States without...Furthermore, although Postmaster General Frank...
Pornography
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...from entering the United States. The government...women. The U.S. postmaster general in 1865 received...distributed in the United States. The situation...the public by any state or local government...operation in the United States alone...
Post Roads
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...in the larger cities; but the postmaster general circumvented them in 1860 by declaring...1916 provided federal aid to the states for the construction of rural...r. See also Postal Service, United States ; Rural Free Delivery ; Stagecoach...
Lyons, Joseph Aloysius
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...elected to the Tasmanian state parliament in 1909...successful reform of the state's financial structure...parliament, where as Postmaster-General he became a senior member...a new movement, the United Australia Party ( UAP...

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Postmasters Find Speech By Runyon Right on Time
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/20/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Service wrong. Postmaster General Marvin T. Runyon...National Association of Postmasters of the United States. After complaining...Federal Express and United Parcel Service as...be shocked if the postmaster general truly has...
New York postmaster resigns. (John M. Nolan)
PR Newswire; 2/27/1989; 700+ words ; NEW YORK POSTMASTER RESIGNS NEW YORK, Feb...John M. Nolan, general manager/ postmaster of...and was assigned to the United States Postal Service Headquarters...postal divisions in the United States. Born in Wantagh, N...
Postmaster General of the United States visits Philadelphia. (NEWS ADVISORY) (Anthony M. Frank)
PR Newswire; 6/1/1989; 610 words ; /NEWS ADVISORY/ POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES VISITS PHILADELPHIA Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank and the U...meeting, May 1-2 -- Remarks of the postmaster general -- Report on Finance Group programs...
FRANK MURPHY, FORMER PATERSON POSTMASTER, AT 77
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/26/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...return to the United States. He retired...the "youngest postmaster in the nation...to appoint a postmaster was to make one...was selected by Postmaster General Winton N. Blount...30 outstanding postmasters in the postal...
US POSTAL SERVICE: Former Postmasters General agree change is necessary for USPS to continue to advance.
M2 Presswire; 5/21/1999; 700+ words ; ...Four former Postmasters General agree change...four former Postmasters General challenged...Century. Joining Postmaster General William...discussion, were: Postmasters General Marvin...throughout the United States." On competition...
Ex-Postmaster General William F. Bolger Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/22/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...serve six years as the nation's postmaster general before retiring from the Postal...civilian organization in the United States with an indelible style that...leaves an indelible imprint on the United States Postal Service and the American...
Phyllis L. Harmon is named new postmaster at Lakemont, Ga. 30552-9998.
PR Newswire; 4/21/1989; 601 words ; ...HARMON IS NAMED NEW POSTMASTER AT LAKEMONT, GA...same division, and a postmaster or manager from a...the Field Division General Manager/Postmaster the best qualified...765-7611/ CO: United States Postal Service ST...
Four Former Postmasters General Agree Change is Necessary for The Postal Service to Continue to Advance.
PR Newswire; 5/19/1999; 700+ words ; ...four former Postmasters General challenged...Joining Postmaster General William...were: Postmasters General Marvin...throughout the United States." On competition...All of the Postmasters General agreed...this week, Postmaster General ...
Postmaster General John E. Potter Speaks At Direct Marketing Days New York Conference
Newspaper article from: Italian Voice, The; 7/14/2005; ; 467 words ; ...Voice, The 07-14-2005 John E. Potter, Postmaster General & CEO of the United States Postal Service was keynote speaker at the...to get a free subscription to Deliver, a United States Postal Service magazine for direct marketers...
Postmaster General John E. Potter to Receive the J. Edward Day Award; Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom) Will Confer Highest Honor.
PR Newswire; 9/26/2003; 700+ words ; ...community and the nation," Postmaster General John E. Potter will receive...times in the history of the United States and the United States Postal Service, Postmaster...Association for Postal Commerce, the United States Postal Service and the...