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Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first postmaster general in 1775; he had previously served as deputy postmaster for the Thirteen Colonies since 1753. [7] The formal office of the United States postmaster general was established by act of government on September 22, 1789.
Louis DeJoy (born 1956/57 [citation needed]) is an American businessman serving as the 75th U.S. postmaster general.He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
On June 15, 2020, the TEC, comprising five members, selected Louis DeJoy to succeed Megan Brennan as Postmaster General (PMG). The Senate confirmed both nominations on June 18, 2020. As of January 2021, the board had six appointed members plus the postmaster general, sufficient to constitute a quorum on the board. Five of the board members are ...
Samuel Osgood held the postmaster general's position in New York City from 1789, when the U.S. Constitution came into effect, until the government moved to Philadelphia in 1791. Timothy Pickering took over [ 7 ] and, about a year later, the Postal Service Act gave his post greater legislative legitimacy and more effective organization.
In 1988, Frank was appointed as the United States Postmaster General by the Governors of U.S. Postal Service effective March 1, 1988. [7] [6] He resigned the post in 1992. [4] In 1992, Frank started Independent Bancorp of Arizona, a new financial institution. [4] Frank died in Carmel, California on February 2, 2022, at the age of 90. [8]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears during a congressional hearing as Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) repeatedly pressed him on oversight of the Postal Service. McCormick during a House ...
The postmaster general is appointed by the Board of Governors of the Postal Service—and can only be dismissed by this group, not the president. However, the governors are appointed by the ...
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced the Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024 earlier this year, which would require the postmaster to be appointed by the president and approved by Congress. The ...