List of Postmasters of New York City explained

A post office may have operated in New York City as early as 1687. The United States Postal Service has no information on New York's postmasters prior to the year 1775. The New York City Post Office is first mentioned in Hugh Finlay's journal dated 1773 which lists Alexander Colden as the postmaster of New York City. Other sources indicate that Colden may have served as postmaster as early as 1753.[1] Postmasters are appointed by the President of the United States.

NameTitleDate appointedNotes and references
PostmasterThe date of appointment is not known.
PostmasterThe date of appointment is not known. He is listed as postmaster in a document written by Mary Katherine Goddard.
Postmaster October 5, 1775He was appointed on October 5, 1775 according to his letter to Congress on November 14, 1776.[2] He was later appointed as the United States Postmaster General.
PostmasterApril 5, 1784 The date of appointment is not known. He submitted financial accounts for the post office from April 5, 1784 through October 1789.
Postmaster February 16, 1790The date is for his first financial accounts to Congress. His appointment date is not known.
PostmasterJanuary 1, 1804The date is for his first financial accounts to Congress. His appointment date is not known.
Postmaster January 2, 1804He died in office.
Samuel Laurence GouverneurPostmaster 11/19/1828[3]
Postmaster07/05/1836
Col. James Lorimer GrahamPostmaster03/14/1842[4]
Postmaster 05/03/1845He was later the Mayor of New York City
William Vermilye BradyPostmaster 05/14/1849He was later the Mayor of New York City
Postmaster04/01/1853
Postmaster05/17/1860[5]
William B. TaylorPostmaster01/16/1861
Postmaster03/21/1862
Postmaster 09/19/1864
Postmaster04/27/1869
Postmaster03/17/1873He was later appointed as the United States Postmaster General.
Postmaster03/22/1881
Postmaster04/05/1889
Postmaster06/05/1893
Postmaster05/12/1897This was his second non-consecutive term. He died in office.[6]
Postmaster12/07/1904He resigned office to become the head of the Public Service Board.
PostmasterAugust 14, 1907[7] He was postmaster for the first airmail delivery.
Postmaster03/16/1917
Postmaster06/23/1921
Acting Postmaster01/10/1925
Postmaster01/22/1925He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster.[8]
Acting Postmaster08/31/1934
Postmaster01/16/1935He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster. Albert Goldman was the first Jewish postmaster of New York City.[9] [10]
Acting Postmaster04/30/1952
Acting Postmaster03/31/1953
Acting Postmaster05/04/1953
Acting Postmaster08/04/1953
Acting Postmaster08/16/1954
Postmaster08/02/1955He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster.
Acting Postmaster05/31/1957
Robert K. ChristenberryActing Postmaster06/03/1958
Postmaster09/21/1959He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster.
Acting Postmaster07/01/1966
Acting Postmaster 11/04/1966
Postmaster06/26/1967He was promoted from Acting Postmaster to Postmaster.
Officer-In-Charge07/16/1971
Thomas V. FlanaganOfficer-In-Charge07/01/1972
Postmaster12/09/1972This was his second non-consecutive term.
Officer-In-Charge 01/13/1979
Officer-In-Charge02/16/1979
George F. ShumanPostmaster05/19/1979He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster following the intervening appointment of Paul E. Donovan.[11]
Postmaster 01/05/1985
Officer-In-Charge03/03/1989
Postmaster11/04/1989
Sylvester BlackPostmaster01/09/1993
Vinnie MalloyPostmaster12/19/1998
Robert A. Daruk, Sr.Officer-In-Charge02/28/2007
Robert A. Daruk, Sr.Postmaster03/17/2007He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster.
PostmasterJanuary 31, 2009
PostmasterOctober 24, 2009
Officer-In-ChargeJuly 3, 2010
Robert J. BrownPostmaster October 23, 2010
Officer-In-ChargeDecember 13, 2013
PostmasterMarch 8, 2014He was promoted from Officer-In-Charge to Postmaster.
PostmasterFebruary 20, 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postmasters of New York City . 2016-01-31 . .
  2. Web site: Ebenezer Hazard to Dudley Woodbridge, 1781 . 2011-05-10 . In 1775 he was appointed deputy postmaster of New York City. Hazard advanced in his job and was named to the position of Surveyor General of the Constitutional Post Office in 1776, a role he still held when this letter was written. Shortly thereafter, in 1782, Hazard rose again, this time to the position of Postmaster General. ... . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801042522/https://postalmuseum.si.edu/outofthemails/postwar2.html . 2018-08-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence . . 2014-01-26 .
  4. Book: Wayne Cutler . Correspondence of James K. Polk: September-December 1844 . University of Tennessee Press . 1993 . Knoxville . 347 . 0-87049-777-4.
  5. Web site: A Civil War Biography . Civil War Interactive . 2014-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203022459/http://civilwarinteractive.com/Biographies/BiosJohnAdamsDix.htm . 2014-02-03 . dead .
  6. News: Van Cott Dies. Worry Killed Him, Family Say. Apparently Rallied After Spending Night at Post Office. Temporary Successor, to be Named by Bondsmen, Likely to Stay Until After Election . Postmaster of the City of New York and Republican leader of the Fifth Assembly District, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday ... . . October 26, 1904. 2011-05-10 .
  7. News: Edward M. Morgan was appointed Postmaster of New York City by President Roosevelt yesterday, succeeding William R. Willcox, who resigned to become head of the Public Service Board. The announcement of the appointment was made at Oyster Bay in the afternoon after Mr. Morgan had taken luncheon with the President. At the luncheon he was formally apprised of his appointment. . Edward M. Morgan made Postmaster. President Roosevelt Appoints Him to Succeed William R. Willcox. Was Once a Letter Carrier And Has Worked Up from the Bottom. His Selection Will Strengthen Taft Boom In This State. . . August 15, 1907 . 2008-12-23 .
  8. News: John J. Kiely, postmaster of New York from 1925 to 1934, died yesterday morning at the Presbyterian Medical Center after a brief illness. . John J. Kiely Dies. Ex-Postmasters, 74. Head of the Department Here, 1925-1934. Second to Rise to Office From Ranks. In Service Half Century. Helped to Establish a Hospital Fund for Postal Employees. Goldman in Tribute . . August 24, 1940 . 2014-01-26 .
  9. News: Goldman Retires as Head Mailman. City Postmaster for 18 Years, He Acts Ahead of Deadline, 70th Birthday Next July . . 2014-01-26 .
  10. Web site: Goldman Believed First Jew to Head New York's Post Office . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 1934-08-16 . 2014-01-26 .
  11. News: George F. Shuman . New York Times . July 22, 2013 . 2014-01-26 .

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