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Samuel Osgood

American politician (1747–1813)

For the 19th century portrait artist, see Samuel Stillman Osgood.

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. He served in the Massachusetts and New York State legislatures, represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and was the fourth Postmaster General of the United States (the first under the current Constitution), serving during George Washington's first term.

In 1812, he was elected the first president of the newly formed City Bank of New York, which later became Citibank, predecessor of today's Citigroup.^[1]^[2]

Early life

John Osgood came to Massachusetts from Andover in England in 1638. In 1646 he started a new settlement there and named it Andover for his home town. Four gene

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Samuel Osgood (1747-1813)

He was born at Andover, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1646 by his great-x3 grandfather, Captain John Osgood (1595-1651), who named it for the town in which he was born in England. He was educated at Dummer's Academy and graduated from Harvard (1770) before returning to Andover to embark on a career as a merchant and Member of the Colonial Assembly. On the outbreak of Revolution, he saw action at the Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) and was afterwards part of the army that laid siege to Boston when he was promoted to Brigade Major and then Colonel as ADC to General Artemas Ward. After taking Boston in 1776, he left the army and resumed his role in the Provincial Congress. He served on the Massachusetts Board of War and was elected both a State Senator (1780) and Delegate to the Continental Congress (1782-84).

After a brief term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, he was made a Judge in 1785 but resigned and moved to New York City on his appointment as the 1st Commissioner of the U.S Treasury. In 1789, George Washington appointed

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Samuel Osgood (1789–1791)

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 Revolutionary Army, ascending in rank from volunteer militia captain to army colonel in four years (1776-1800). Resuming his political career soon thereafter, Osgood served two terms with the Massachusetts State Senate (1780 and 1784), and spent several years as a member of the Continental Congress (1781-1784). Involved in national financial affairs as well, Osgood became director of the Bank of North America while a congressman and later became one of three board members to oversee the U.S. treasury under the Articles of Confederation (1785-1789).In recognition of Osgood's national service, President George Washington named him the nation's first postmaster general in 1789, a post which Osgood held until resig