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Samuel Osgood (February 3, 1747 – August 12, 1813) was an American merchant and statesman born in Andover, Massachusetts, currently a part of North Andover, Massachusetts. His family home still stands at 440 Osgood Street in North Andover and his home in New York City, the Samuel Osgood House, served as the country's first Presidential mansion.
Samuel Stillman Osgood (June 9, 1808 – 1885) was a 19th-century American portrait painter. Biography [ edit ] Osgood was born in New Haven, Connecticut , to James Osgood and Elizabeth Badger.
Samuel Osgood was born in Andover, Massachusetts, February 3, 1748. He graduated from Harvard University and first experienced politics on a small scale, serving from 1774 to 1776 on the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and as a delegate to the Essex County Convention (Massachusetts).He earned more notoriety after a successful stretch with the ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Osgood spent the second half of the 1780’s as a Commissioner of the Treasury for the Confederation. appointed him as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the new government, a position he held for two years.
SAMUEL OSGOOD Postmaster General September 26, 1789 to August 12, 1791 Samuel Osgood was the first Postmaster General to serve under the U.S. Constitution. He was born in Andover, Massachusetts , on February 3, 1748. After graduating from Harvard University in 1770, he served as a delegate to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress.
Samuel Osgood died on 12 August 1813 at home (3 Cherry Street) in New York City. He is buried in the Brick Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The church is located at what is now the corner of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Seventh Street, in Manhattan.
The papers of Samuel Osgood include correspondence, memoranda, abstracts, financial reports and statements, and related documents, 1775-1812, of U.S. statesman Samuel Osgood, many pertaining to finances, the public accounts and national debt, relations with France, banks, and supplies for the army.
In the mid-nineteenth century, abolitionists and anti-slavery collaborators faced grave risks to themselves and their families. The story of Reverend Samuel Osgood illustrates the commitment many had, despite the dangers, to bringing slaves one step closer to freedom. > Table of Contents
SAMUEL OSGOOD. New York Public Library 1. WASHINGTON HOME OVERVIEW: BORN: February 3, 1748, Andover, Massachusetts. EDUCATION: Harvard College. POLITICAL PARTY: Federalist. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Massachusetts Provincial Congress (1774-1776) Revolutionary Army (1776-1800) MA State Senate (1780, 1784) Member, Continental Congress (1781-1784) MA State House of Representatives (1784)
Samuel Osgood. member of the Congress of the Confederation. Samuel Osgood was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1748. He graduated from Harvard College in 1770, served in the Essex County Convention in 1774, and was a member of the Provincial Congress.
