Ebenezer Hazard

Ebenezer Hazard ( born January 15, 1744 Philadelphia, † June 13, 1817 ibid ) was the third Postmaster General of the United States and the last incumbent, before the Constitution of 1787 came into force.

Hazard, whose ancestors came from Wales, went to school in Nottingham (Maryland). His father Samuel Hazard was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey, later Princeton University. There he made himself then his degree in 1762, before then but hired in the same year on a privateer ship on which he served until 1765. As a result, he settled as a bookseller in New York City. In 1775 he was appointed by the Continental Congress for the first postmaster of New York. In addition, he served as inspector ( Surveyor ) for the post - offices and roads between New Hampshire and Georgia.

On January 28, 1782 Ebenezer Hazard joined the succession of Richard Bache as Postmaster General. After the end of his term on September 29, 1789, this item was then elevated to cabinet rank. He returned to his hometown of Philadelphia, where he was a versatile interested and active member of the community. In the American Philosophical Society, he served as a curator. Moreover, he helped the Insurance Company of North America build.

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