Jesse M. Donaldson

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Jesse M. Donaldson (March 29, 1939)
Jesse M. Donaldson (2nd from right) in a meeting with US President Harry S. Truman (2nd from left) and Attorney General James P. McGranery (right).

Jesse Monroe Donaldson (born  August 16, 1885 in Shelbyville , Shelby County , Illinois , †  March 25, 1970 in Kansas City , Missouri ) was an American politician who served from 1947 to 1953 as Secretary of the United States under President Harry S. Truman officiated.

Donaldson joined the US Postal Service as a postman in 1908 . He rose as a civil servant, first to the post inspector, then later to managerial positions in the postal administrations of Tennessee , Oklahoma and Missouri.

In 1945 he became Deputy Postmaster General in the Truman government. His supervisor was Robert E. Hannegan , who showed less interest in his duties with increasing tenure, so Donaldson him repeatedly in cabinet meetings represented had and finally as acting Minister ( acting was). When Hannegan finally resigned in 1947, Donaldson was unexpectedly appointed as his successor by the President. Up to this point it had been common practice to fill the post of postmaster general with a leader of the ruling party; Donaldson was the first professional civil servant to head the Department of Post.

During his tenure, which lasted until 1953, the new minister made a contribution to the authority by undertaking modernization measures and ensuring that services were carried out more quickly. He died in Kansas City in 1970.

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