Cave Johnson

Cave Johnson
Cave Johnson
12th United States Postmaster General
	In office; March 6, 1845 – March 4, 1849
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	Charles A. Wickliffe
Succeeded by	Jacob Collamer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Tennessee's 9th district
	In office; March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	Harvey Watterson
Succeeded by	Lucien Chase
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Tennessee's 11th district
	In office; March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Richard Cheatham
Succeeded by	Milton Brown
	In office; March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Richard Cheatham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Tennessee's 8th district
	In office; March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	John Hartwell Marable
Succeeded by	David W. Dickinson
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1793; Robertson County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1866 (aged 73); Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Dortch Brunson
Education	Cumberland University

Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was for fourteen years a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Tennessee.

Biography[]

He acted as one of the campaign managers for presidential candidate James K. Polk at both the Democratic party convention and for the general election. After his victory Polk appointed him United States Postmaster General, a post in which he served from 1845–1849. He was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, and died in Clarksville, Tennessee.^[1]

During his tenure as United States Postmaster General he shifted the department from a collect on delivery postage delivery system to a prepaid postal delivery system by introducing the postage stamp in 1847. He is also credited with introducing street corner mail boxes in urban areas. He later served as president of the from 1854 to 1860.

References[]

^ John, Pinheiro. "Cave Johnson (1845–1849): Postmaster General". American President: An Online Reference Resource. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.

External links[]

United States Congress. "Cave Johnson (id: J000122)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Cave Johnson at Find a Grave

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Cave Johnson papers, 1833-1948

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John Hartwell Marable	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th congressional district 1829–1833	Succeeded by David W. Dickinson
New constituency	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 11th congressional district 1833–1837	Succeeded by Richard Cheatham
Preceded by Richard Cheatham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 11th congressional district 1839–1843	Succeeded by Milton Brown
Preceded by James Iver McKay	Chair of the House Military Affairs Committee 1839–1840	Succeeded by Waddy Thompson Jr.
Preceded by Harvey Watterson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th congressional district 1843–1845	Succeeded by Lucien Chase
Political offices
Preceded by Charles A. Wickliffe	United States Postmaster General 1845–1849	Succeeded by Jacob Collamer

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[miller-center-1] John, Pinheiro. "Cave Johnson (1845–1849): Postmaster General". American President: An Online Reference Resource. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.

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Attorney General	John Y. Mason (1845–1846) Nathan Clifford (1846–1848) Isaac Toucey (1848–1849)
Postmaster General	Cave Johnson (1845–1849)
Secretary of the Navy	George Bancroft (1845–1846) John Y. Mason (1846–1849)

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Cave Johnson


12th United States Postmaster General
In office March 6, 1845 – March 4, 1849
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	Charles A. Wickliffe
Succeeded by	Jacob Collamer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	Harvey Watterson
Succeeded by	Lucien Chase
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 11th district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Richard Cheatham
Succeeded by	Milton Brown
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Richard Cheatham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	John Hartwell Marable
Succeeded by	David W. Dickinson

Personal details
Born	(1793-01-11)January 11, 1793 Robertson County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1866(1866-11-23) (aged 73) Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Dortch Brunson
Education	Cumberland University