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Education Harvard University ( BA ) 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 .
EDUCATION: Harvard College. POLITICAL PARTY: Federalist. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Massachusetts Provincial Congress (1774-1776) Revolutionary Army (1776-1800) MA State Senate (1780, 1784) Member, Continental Congress (1781-1784) MA State House of Representatives (1784) Commissioner of U.S. Treasury (1785-1789) First Postmaster General (1789-1791)
Education. Harvard University ( BA) 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 .
Biography. OSGOOD, SAMUEL, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Andover, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1748; was graduated from Harvard College in 1770; studied theology; engaged in mercantile pursuits; delegate to the Essex County convention in 1774; member of the Provincial Congress; entered the Revolutionary Army as captain and left the ...
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 Presidential mansion.
SAMUEL OSGOOD Postmaster General September 26, 1789 to August 12, 1791 Samuel Osgood was the first Postmaster General to serve under the U.S. Constitution. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts , on February 3, 1748. After graduating from Harvard University in 1770, he served as a delegate to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress.
The first Postmaster General of the new United States of America was Samuel Osgood. Postmasters General continued to be appointed by the President until 1971, when the U.S. Post Office Department was reorganized into the U.S. Postal Service.
