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 (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

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

Biography

Johnson was born on January 11, 1793.

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 Bank of Tennessee from 1854 to 1860.

Johnson died on November 23, 1866.

References

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