Joseph Habersham

Joseph Habersham
6th United States Postmaster General
In office
February 25, 1795 – November 28, 1801
PresidentGeorge Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Preceded byTimothy Pickering
Succeeded byGideon Granger
Speaker of the
Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1782 2nd Adjournment - 1782 3rd Adjournment
1785
3rd Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
In office
1792
1793
Personal details
Born(1751-07-28)July 28, 1751
DiedNovember 17, 1815(1815-11-17) (aged 64)
PartyIndependent
EducationPrinceton University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceMilitia
Continental Army
Rank Major
Colonel
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States.