List of postmasters of Chicago

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Template:SHORTDESC: A a post office was first established in Chicago on March 8, 1831, with Johnathan N. Baily, a fur trader, being appointed Chicago's first postmaster.[1][2]

Chicago was long the hub of the Railway Mail Service of the United States. Chicago saw particularly large volumes of mail in the peak era of mail-order business by Chicago-based retailers Montgomery Ward and Sears.[1]

Postmasters appointed before 1971

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Until the establishment of the United States Postal Service in 1971, the president of the United States appointed local postmasters.

In the 19th century, many appointees of postal positions in the United States were patronage positions, with newspaper editors with close ties to the president's party often receiving postmastership positions.[1]

Name Tenure President appointed by Notes Citation(s)
Johnathan N. Baily March 31, 1831–Nov. 2, 1832 Andrew Jackson
(Democrat)		 First postmaster [2][3]
John S.C. Hogan Nov. 2, 1832–1837 [2]
Sidney Abell Mar. 3, 1837–1841 Martin Van Buren
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
William Stuart Jul. 10 1841–1845 John Tyler
(Whig)		 [3][4]
Hart L. Stuart Apr. 25, 1845–1849 James K. Polk
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
Richard L. Wilson Apr. 23, 1849–1850 Zachary Taylor
(Whig)		 [3][4]
George W. Dole Sep. 25, 1850–1853 Millard Fillmore
(Whig)		 [3][4]
Isaac Cook Mar. 22, 1853–1857 Franklin Pierce
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
William Price Mar. 18, 1857–1858 James Buchanan
(Democratic)		 [3][4]
Isaac Cook Mar. 9, 1858–1861 [3][4]
File:John Locke Scripps.jpg John Locke Scripps March 28, 1861–Mar. 9, 1865 Abraham Lincoln
(Republican)		 [3][4]
Samuel Hoard Mar. 9, 1865–1866 Abraham Lincoln
(Republican)		 [3][4]
Robert A. Gilmore Nov. 16, 1866–1867 Andrew Johnson
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
File:Brig. General Francis T. Sherman.jpg Francis Trowbridge Sherman Aug. 27, 1867–1869 [3][4]
Francis A. Eastman Apr. 5, 1869–1873 Ulysses S. Grant
(Republican)		 [3][4]
File:JMcArthur.jpg John McArthur Dec. 20, 1873–1877 [3][4]
File:Francis W. Palmer - History of Iowa.jpg Francis Wayland Palmer Feb. 26, 1877–1885 Rutherford B. Hayes
(Republican)		 [3][4]
File:Sketch of S. Corning Judd (1).jpg S. Corning Judd May 5, 1885–1888 Grover Cleveland
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
File:Walter Cass Newberry (1).jpg Walter C. Newberry Nov. 19, 1888–1889 [3][4]
File:James A. Sexton.jpg James A. Sexton Apr. 16, 1889–1893 Benjamin Harrison
(Republican)		 [3][4]
File:Washington Hesing by Max Platz (1).jpg Washington Hesing Nov. 25, 1893–1897 Grover Cleveland
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
File:Charles Ulysses Gordon 1.jpg Charles Ulysses Gordon Mar. 19, 1897–1901 William McKinley
(Republican)		 [3][4]
File:Frederick E. Coyne 1.jpg Frederick E. Coyne Mar. 19, 1901–1905 [3][4]
File:Busse2 (1).jpg Fred A. Busse Dec. 16, 1905–1907 Theodore Roosevelt
(Republican)		 [3][4]
File:Daniel A. Campbell (1) (a).jpg Daniel A. Campbell Apr. 6, 1907–1917 [3][4]
William B. Carlile Mar. 16, 1917–1921 Woodrow Wilson
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
File:Arthur C. Lueder (A).jpg Arthur C. Lueder Aug. 24, 1921–1923 Warren G. Harding
(Republican)		 Resigned in 1923 to unsuccessfully run for mayor of Chicago in that year's election as a Republican. [3][4]
Grant B. Miller 1923 Warren G. Harding
(Republican) [5]
File:Arthur C. Lueder (A).jpg Arthur C. Lueder 1923–1933 Warren G. Harding
(Republican)		 Reappointed postmaster after losing mayoral election. [3][4]
Ernest J. Kruetgen Aug. 31, 1933–1948 (acting postmaster Aug. 31, 1933–Jan. 31, 1934) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
John Haderlein Aug. 31, 1949–1952 (acting postmaster Aug. 31, 1948–Sep. 23, 1949) Harry S. Truman
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
Vincent F. Werner (acting postmaster) Aug. 31, 1952–Jul. 6, 1953 [3][4]
Carl A. Shroeder Jul. 6, 1953–1961 (acting postmaster Jul. 6, 1953–Aug. 12, 1954) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(Republican)		 [3][4]
Ralph G. Donegan
(unofficial acting postmaster)		 Sep. 15, 1961–Nov. 2, 1961 — [3][4][6]
Harry H. Semrow November 2, 1861–Mar. 1966 (acting postmaster Nov 2, 1961–Oct. 5, 1962) John F. Kennedy
(Democrat)		 [3][4][7][8]
William Boschelli (acting postmaster) Mar. 18, 1966–Sep. 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson
(Democrat)		 [3][4]
Henry W. McGee Jr. Nov. 5, 1966
and
1966–Mar. 1972 (acting postmaster Sep 23, 1966–Nov. 5, 1966)		 First African American to hold the position [3][1][4]

Postmasters appointed after 1971

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Name Tenure Notes Citation(s)
Emmett E. Cooper Jr. June 2, 1973–April 28, 1977 Left post after being assigned regional postmaster general for the Eastern Region [3][9][10][11]
Frank C. Goldie Jul 16, 1977–1987 [3] [11][12]
Janet Norfleet April 4, 1987–December 1990 First female postmaster of Chicago [3][13]
Norman L. Miller Jan. 26, 1991–Jan. 1992 [3]
Ormer Rogers Jr. Apr. 18, 1992–Jan. 1993 [3]
Jimmie Mason Jan. 9, 1993–Jul. 1994 [3]
Rufus Porter Jul. 16, 1994–Apr. 2001 [3]
Earl D. Flowers Apr. 7, 2001–Aug. 2002 [3]
Eric D. Chavez Aug. 10, 2002–Aug. 2004 [3]
Kelvin Mack Aug. 7, 2004–Sep. 2006 [3]
Gloria E. Tyson May 26, 2009–Mar. 3, 2011 [3][14]
Anthony B. Vaughan Nov. 16, 2013–2016 [3]
Tangela L. Bush Oct. 29, 2016–Jan. 2018 [3]
Wanda Prater Sep. 1, 2018–June 12, 2021 Was "officer in charge" prior to becoming postmaster [3][15][16]
Jewel Morrow [3]

Officers in charge

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The following individuals served as "officer in charge of the Chicago Post Office" during periods in which there was a vacancy in the position of postmaster of Chicago:

Name Tenure Notes Citation(s)
William G. Booras 1972–1973 [17][9]
William G. Booras Apr. 18, 1972–Jun. 2, 1973 [3]
Charles K. Kernan Apr. 27 1977–Jul. 16, 1977 [3]
Forest D. Anderson Jan. 30, 1987–Apr. 4, 1987 [3]
Ormer Rogers Jr. Nov. 30, 1990–Jan. 26, 1991 [3]
Dean Buchanan Jan. 3, 1992–Apr. 18, 1992 [3]
Kelvin Mack May. 1, 2004–Aug. 7, 2006 [3]
Gloria E. Tyson Sep. 30, 2006–May 26, 2009 [3][14]
Nancy Rettinhouse Feb. 26, 2011–May 31, 2011 [3][14]
Wanda Prater Jan. 20, 2018–Sep. 1, 2018 Became postmaster [3]
Eddie Morgan June 2021–Jan. 2022 [18][19]
Loretta Wilkins appointed May 9, 2023 [3]
Shoca Moore [3]
Holly Burrell appointed Feb. 1, 2025 [3]

See also

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References

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