Edward M. Morgan | |
|---|---|
 Morgan in 1907 | |
| Born | 1855 |
| Died | January 9, 1925 (aged 69–70) Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Postman, Postmaster |
| Employer | United States Post Office Department |
| Title | Postmaster of New York City |
| Term | 1907-1917, 1921-1925 |
| Predecessor | William Russell Willcox |
| Successor | John J. Kiely |
Edward M. Morgan (1855 - January 9, 1925) was the Postmaster of New York City for the first delivery of airmail by Earle Lewis Ovington. [1] [2]
He was born in 1855. Morgan started off as a letter carrier, and was appointed Postmaster of New York City by President Theodore Roosevelt on August 14, 1907, succeeding William R. Willcox, who had resigned to head the Public Service Board. Thomas F. Murphy was appointed as the assistant Postmaster. [3] On December 13, 1911, President William Howard Taft reappointed him to another term of office. [4]
He died on January 9, 1925, at the Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City. [1]
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Edward M. Morgan, Postmaster of the New York Post Office, died at 1:50 o clock this morning in the Lutheran Hospital, 343 Convent Avenue, following an ...
Edward M. Morgan was appointed Postmaster of New York City by President Roosevelt yesterday, succeeding William R. Willcox, who resigned to become head of the Public Service Board. The announcement of the appointment was made at Oyster Bay in the afternoon after Mr. Morgan had taken luncheon with the President. At the luncheon he was formally apprised of his appointment.
President Taft to-day decided to reappoint Post-master Edward M. Morgan at New York for another term. Mr. Morgan's nomination, went to the Senate this ...
