Ebenezer Hazard

Ebenezer Hazard (born January 15, 1744 in 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 came, visited Nottingham ( Maryland school). His father, Samuel Hazard, was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey , later Princeton University . He graduated there in 1762, before he was hired on a privateer ship that same year , on which he served until 1765. As a result, he established himself as a bookseller in New York City . In 1775 he was appointed the first postmaster of New York by the Continental Congress . He was also the Surveyor responsible for the postal routes and offices between New Hampshire and Georgia . In 1781 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

On January 28, 1782 Ebenezer Hazard succeeded Richard Bache as Postmaster General . After the end of his term on September 29, 1789, this post was then elevated to cabinet rank. He returned to his hometown of Philadelphia, where he was an eclectic and active member of the community. In the American Philosophical Society , of which he was a member since 1781, he acted as a curator. He also helped set up the Insurance Company of North America .

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1. ↑ Member History: Ebenezer Hazard. American Philosophical Society, accessed September 26, 2018 .