United States Post Office Department

The Post Office Department was the former name of the United States Postal Service when it was a cabinet department. It was headed by the United States Postmaster General.

Related Topics:
United States Postal Service - Cabinet - United States Postmaster General

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The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792 established the Department.

Related Topics:
Postal Service Act - President - George Washington - February 20 - 1792

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During the Civil War, postal services in the Confederacy were provided by the Confederate Post-office Department, headed by Postmaster General John Henninger Reagan.

Related Topics:
Civil War - Confederacy - Confederate Post-office Department - John Henninger Reagan

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The Postal Reorganization Act signed by President Richard Nixon on August 12, 1970, replaced the cabinet-level Post Office Department with the government-owned corporation, the United States Postal Service. The Act took effect on July 1, 1971.

Related Topics:
Postal Reorganization Act - President - Richard Nixon - August 12 - 1970 - Corporation - United States Postal Service - July 1 - 1971

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