Famous USPS Workers—fun fact

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Most people know that Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster General, but there is a whole list of famous people who once worked for the Postal Service.
  • John Brown—Abolitionist, Postmaster, Randolph, PA; 1828–1835
  • Steve Carell—Actor, comedian, Rural letter carrier, Littleton, MA; 1985
  • Bing Crosby—Singer, actor, Substitute and regular clerk, Spokane, WA; 1921
  • Walt Disney—Film producer, theme park creator, Substitute carrier, Chicago, IL, and Christmas temporary, Kansas City, MO; 1918, 1919
  • William Faulkner—Novelist, actor, Postmaster and Postmaster, University, MS; 1921–1924
  • Benjamin Franklin—Statesman, inventor, printer, Postmaster General, 1775–1776 (served under the British as Postmaster of Philadelphia from 1737 to 1753, and as joint Postmaster General from 1753 to 1774)
  • Conrad Hilton—Hotel magnate, Postmaster, San Antonio, NM; 1910–1911
  • Abraham Lincoln—U.S. President, Postmaster, New Salem, IL; 1833–1836
  • Charles Lindbergh—Aviator, Airmail pilot; 1926–1927
  • Samuel F. B. Morse—Inventor, Superintendent, Telegraph Unit; 1845–1846
  • Adlai E. Stevenson—U.S. Vice President, First Assistant Postmaster General; 1885–1889
  • Harry S. Truman—U.S. President, Postmaster, Grandview, MO; 1914–1915
  • N.C. Wyeth—Painter, Mail carrier, Fort Defiance, AZ, to Crozier, NM; 1904
Source: https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/famous-postal-workers.pdf
 

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