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Samuel Osgood (February 3, 1747 – August 12, 1813) was an American merchant and statesman born in Andover, Massachusetts, currently a part of North Andover, Massachusetts. His family home still stands at 440 Osgood Street in North Andover and his home in New York City, the Samuel Osgood House, served as the country's first ...
Samuel Osgood was a Massachusetts politician and soldier who served in the Continental Congress and the U.S. treasury under the Articles of Confederation. He was appointed the first postmaster general by President George Washington in 1789 and later became a naval officer under President Thomas Jefferson.
Samuel Osgood (February 3, 1747 – August 12, 1813) was an American merchant and statesman from Andover, Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts and New York state legislatures, represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and was the first Postmaster General under the United States Constitution . Categories:
To create an efficient postal service--which was essential to promote economic development--Washington appointed Samuel Osgood (1748-1813), of Massachusetts, Postmaster General. Osgood, who had been a captain of a company of Minutemen at Lexington and Concord, had to carry out his tasks in a single room with two clerks.
Learn about Samuel Osgood, the first Postmaster General to serve under the U.S. Constitution from 1789 to 1791. He was also a Revolutionary War veteran, a banker, and a politician in New York.
Learn about the history and role of the U.S. Postmasters General, who were appointed by the President until 1971. Samuel Osgood was the first Postmaster General of the new United States of America, appointed by George Washington in 1789.
The papers of Samuel Osgood include correspondence, memoranda, abstracts, financial reports and statements, and related documents, 1775-1812, of U.S. statesman Samuel Osgood, many pertaining to finances, the public accounts and national debt, relations with France, banks, and supplies for the army.
