United States Post Office Department

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Post_Office_Department
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USPOD
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1971
gptkbp:firstPostmasterGeneral gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:formed 1792
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Post Office Department
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:lastPostmasterGeneral gptkb:Winton_M._Blount
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Postal_Service_Act
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Postal_Reorganization_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:responsibleFor postal service in the United States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:type gptkb:Cabinet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USPS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5