What is Samuel Osgood?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Samuel Osgood |image = SOsgood.jpg |office = 4th [[United States Postmaster General]] |president = [[George Washington]] |term_start = September 26, 1789 |term_end = August 12, 1791 |predecessor = [[Ebenezer Hazard]] |successor = [[Timothy Pickering]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1747|2|3}} |birth_place = [[Andover, Massachusetts]], [[British America]]<br>{{small|(now [[North Andover, Massachusetts|North Andover]])}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1813|8|12|1747|2|3}} |death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |party = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] |spouse = Martha Brandon (1775–1778)<br>Maria Bowne Franklin (1786–1813) |children = 6 |relatives = ''[[Vanderbilt family]]'' |education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Samuel Osgood''' (February 3, 1747 – August 12, 1813) was an [[United States|American]] merchant and statesman from [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]], [[Massachusetts]]. He served in the Massachusetts and [[New York (state)|New York]] state legislatures, represented Massachusetts in the [[Continental Congress]] and was the first [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] under the [[United States Constitution]]. {{USPostGen}} {{Washington cabinet}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Osgood, Samuel}} [[Category:1747 births]] [[Category:1813 deaths]] [[Category:United States Postmasters General]] [[Category:Politicians from Massachusetts]]