User:Canuckian89/United States Postmasters General
This is a list of United States Postmasters General in order of longevity. There are currently sixty-six Postmasters General on the list and three living Postmasters General. The list is in descending order and is correct as of November 13, 2024. The oldest Postmaster General is Walter F. Brown (1869 - 1961), who died at the age of 91 years, 240 days. The oldest living Postmaster General is William M. Watson. He is currently 100 years, 160 days old and has held the title of oldest living Postmaster General since July 10, 2004.
To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each Postmaster General, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the Postmaster General lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the Postmaster General.
List
[edit]Rank |
Postmaster General |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Longevity (Years, Days) |
Longevity (Days) |
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1 | Walter F. Brown | May 31, 1869 | January 26, 1961 | 91 years, 240 days | 33,477 days |
2 | James Farley | May 30, 1888 | June 9, 1976 | 88 years, 10 days | 32,151 days |
3 | William M. Watson | June 6, 1924 | Living | 100 years, 160 days | 36,685 days |
4 | Joseph Holt | January 6, 1807 | August 1, 1894 | 87 years, 207 days | 31,984 days |
5 | James W. Marshall | August 14, 1822 | February 5, 1910 | 87 years, 175 days | 31,951 days |
6 | James A. Gary | October 22, 1833 | October 31, 1920 | 87 years, 9 days | 31,785 days |
7 | Horatio King | June 21, 1811 | May 20, 1897 | 85 years, 333 days | 31,380 days |
8 | Thomas L. James | March 29, 1831 | September 11, 1916 | 85 years, 166 days | 31,212 days |
9 | Jesse M. Donaldson | August 17, 1885 | March 25, 1970 | 84 years, 220 days | 30,900 days |
10 | John Wanamaker | July 11, 1838 | December 12, 1922 | 84 years, 154 days | 30,834 days |
11 | Albert V. Casey | February 28, 1920 | July 10, 2004 | 84 years, 133 days | 30,814 days |
12 | Timothy Pickering | July 17, 1745 | January 29, 1829 | 83 years, 196 days | 30,511 days |
13 | Hubert Work | July 3, 1860 | December 14, 1942 | 82 years, 164 days | 30,113 days |
14 | James E. Day | October 11, 1914 | October 29, 1996 | 82 years, 18 days | 29,969 days |
15 | Winton M. Blount | February 1, 1921 | October 24, 2002 | 81 years, 265 days | 29,850 days |
16 | Charles A. Wickliffe | June 8, 1788 | October 31, 1869 | 81 years, 145 days | 29,729 days |
17 | Elmer T. Klassen | November 6, 1908 | March 6, 1990 | 81 years, 120 days | 29,705 days |
18 | James Campbell | September 1, 1812 | January 27, 1893 | 80 years, 148 days | 29,368 days |
19 | Amos Kendall | August 16, 1789 | November 12, 1869 | 80 years, 88 days | 29,307 days |
20 | Marvin T. Runyon | September 16, 1924 | May 3, 2004 | 79 years, 230 days | 29,084 days |
21 | Preston R. Tisch | April 29, 1926 | November 15, 2005 | 79 years, 200 days | 29,055 days |
22 | James N. Tyner | January 17, 1826 | December 5, 1904 | 78 years, 323 days | 28,811 days |
23 | Harry S. New | December 31, 1858 | May 9, 1937 | 78 years, 129 days | 28,618 days |
24 | George B. Cortelyou | July 26, 1862 | October 23, 1940 | 78 years, 89 days | 28,578 days |
25 | Benjamin F. Bailar | April 21, 1934 | Living | 90 years, 206 days | 33,079 days |
26 | John A. Gronouski | October 26, 1919 | January 7, 1996 | 76 years, 73 days | 27,832 days |
27 | John McLean | March 11, 1785 | April 4, 1861 | 76 years, 24 days | 27,782 days |
28 | David M. Key | January 27, 1824 | February 3, 1900 | 76 years, 7 days | 27,766 days |
29 | Francis Granger | December 1, 1792 | August 31, 1868 | 75 years, 274 days | 27,666 days |
30 | Jacob Collamer | January 8, 1791 | November 9, 1865 | 74 years, 305 days | 27,333 days |
31 | Albert S. Burleson | June 7, 1863 | November 24, 1937 | 74 years, 170 days | 27,198 days |
32 | William H. Hays | November 5, 1879 | March 7, 1954 | 74 years, 122 days | 27,150 days |
33 | Cave Johnson | January 11, 1793 | November 23, 1866 | 73 years, 316 days | 26,978 days |
34 | Frank C. Walker | May 30, 1886 | September 13, 1959 | 73 years, 106 days | 26,768 days |
35 | Lawrence F. O'Brien | July 7, 1917 | September 28, 1990 | 73 years, 83 days | 26,746 days |
36 | Arthur Summerfield | March 17, 1899 | April 26, 1972 | 73 years, 40 days | 26,703 days |
37 | Donald M. Dickinson | January 17, 1846 | October 15, 1917 | 71 years, 271 days | 26,203 days |
38 | Robert Wynne | November 18, 1851 | March 11, 1922 | 70 years, 113 days | 25,680 days |
39 | Montgomery Blair | May 10, 1813 | July 27, 1883 | 70 years, 78 days | 25,645 days |
40 | John M. Niles | August 20, 1787 | May 31, 1856 | 68 years, 285 days | 25,121 days |
41 | William F. Vilas | July 9, 1840 | August 27, 1908 | 68 years, 49 days | 24,885 days |
42 | Frank H. Hitchcock | October 5, 1867 | August 25, 1935 | 67 years, 324 days | 24,795 days |
43 | Horace Maynard | August 30, 1814 | May 3, 1882 | 67 years, 246 days | 24,718 days |
44 | Timothy O. Howe | February 24, 1816 | March 25, 1883 | 67 years, 29 days | 24,501 days |
45 | William Dennison | November 23, 1815 | June 15, 1882 | 66 years, 204 days | 24,311 days |
46 | William F. Bolger | March 13, 1923 | August 21, 1989 | 66 years, 161 days | 24,268 days |
47 | Charles E. Smith | February 18, 1842 | January 19, 1908 | 65 years, 335 days | 24,075 days |
48 | Samuel Osgood | February 3, 1748 | August 12, 1813 | 65 years, 190 days | 23,931 days |
49 | William J. Henderson | June 16, 1947 | Living | 77 years, 150 days | 28,275 days |
50 | Joseph Habersham | July 28, 1751 | November 17, 1815 | 64 years, 112 days | 23,487 days |
51 | Nathan K. Hall | March 28, 1810 | March 2, 1874 | 63 years, 339 days | 23,350 days |
52 | Aaron V. Brown | August 15, 1795 | March 8, 1859 | 63 years, 205 days | 23,215 days |
53 | Walter Q. Gresham | March 17, 1832 | May 28, 1895 | 63 years, 72 days | 23,082 days |
54 | John Creswell | November 18, 1828 | December 23, 1891 | 63 years, 35 days | 23,045 days |
55 | Henry C. Payne | November 23, 1843 | October 4, 1904 | 60 years, 316 days | 22,230 days |
56 | Return J. Meigs | November 17, 1764 | March 29, 1825 | 60 years, 132 days | 22,046 days |
57 | George Meyer | June 24, 1858 | March 9, 1918 | 59 years, 258 days | 21,807 days |
58 | William L. Wilson | May 3, 1843 | October 17, 1900 | 57 years, 167 days | 20,986 days |
59 | Marshall Jewell | October 20, 1825 | February 10, 1883 | 57 years, 113 days | 20,932 days |
60 | Samuel D. Hubbard | August 10, 1799 | October 8, 1855 | 56 years, 59 days | 20,512 days |
61 | Wilson S. Bissell | December 31, 1847 | October 6, 1903 | 55 years, 279 days | 20,367 days |
62 | Gideon Granger | July 19, 1767 | December 31, 1822 | 55 years, 165 days | 20,253 days |
63 | Alexander Randall | October 31, 1819 | July 25, 1872 | 52 years, 268 days | 19,261 days |
64 | William T. Barry | February 5, 1784 | August 30, 1835 | 51 years, 206 days | 18,833 days |
65 | Frank Hatton | April 28, 1846 | April 30, 1894 | 48 years, 2 days | 17,534 days |
66 | Robert E. Hannegan | June 30, 1903 | October 6, 1949 | 46 years, 98 days | 16,900 days |
Postmasters General | 66 |
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Living | 3 |
Deceased | 63 |