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List of Postmasters General for the Province of Canada — The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the mail service. From 1784 to 1850, Deputy Postmasters General were appointed in the Canadian… … Wikipedia
United States Postmaster General — The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence. Benjamin… … Wikipedia
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom — The Postmaster General in the United Kingdom is a defunct ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act of 1868 established the Postmaster General s right to exclusively maintain electric… … Wikipedia
Postmaster General of Canada — The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post). In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Provinces of… … Wikipedia
Postmaster General des États-Unis — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Postmaster General. Le Postmaster General des États Unis (Postmaster General se traduit par « Maître des Postes Général ») est le chef de l United States Postal Service, le service postal américain.… … Wikipédia en Français
Postmaster General — Ein Postmaster General ist der oberste Chef einer Postbehörde in folgenden englischsprachigen Ländern: Postmaster General of Canada Postmaster General of New Zealand Postmaster General of Sri Lanka Postmaster General of the United Kingdom… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Assistant Postmaster-General — The Assistant Postmaster General is a defunct junior ministerial position in the United Kingdom Government.The title of Postmaster General was abolished under the Post Office Act 1969. A new public authority governed by a chairman was established … Wikipedia
Postmaster-general — Post mas ter gen er*al, n.; pl. {Postmasters general}. The chief officer of the post office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster general is a member of the cabinet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postmaster general — n. pl. postmasters general the head of a government s postal system … English World dictionary
postmaster general — noun (plural postmasters general) Date: 1626 an official in charge of a national post office department or agency … New Collegiate Dictionary
