| Birth: | Oct. 27, 1822 | | Death: | May 5, 1871 | 
United States Postal Official. While assistant Postmaster of Chicago, he proposed to send mail via the railway as a means of faster delivery. In 1864 Postmaster General Montgomery Blair first experimented, then implimented this practice. Thus George B. Armstrong is considered the founder of the United States Railway Mail Service. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
Search Amazon for George Armstrong | | | Burial:
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 20, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 8223 |
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