Postmaster General of Great Britain

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cabinet-level position government office

The Postmaster General of Great Britain was the senior government official historically responsible for overseeing the national postal system and related communications services in Great Britain.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet-level position → government office →
abolished	1969 →
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
appointedBy	the Crown → the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
country	Great Britain →
fieldOfWork	postal system → public administration → telecommunications →
hasAuthorityOver	issue of postage stamps → postal rates → postal regulations → postal routes →
hasDuties	control of government mail contracts → management of post offices → oversight of telegraph services → oversight of telephone services → oversight of the national postal service → regulation of mail delivery → supervision of postal revenues →
historicalPeriod	19th century → 20th century → early modern period →
inception	17th century →
officeHeldBy	cabinet minister →
partOf	Government of Great Britain → Government of the United Kingdom →
positionHeldBy	Clement Attlee → Edward Short → Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington → Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton → Henry Fawcett → Henry Pelham → Herbert Samuel → John Stonehouse → Lord John Manners → Tony Benn → William Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty →
replaced	Master of the Posts →
replacedBy	Minister of Posts and Telecommunications →
replaces	earlier royal postal officers →
residence	London →
seat	London →
supervises	General Post Office →
usedFor	administration of public mail services → state control of communications →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clement Attlee ("Postmaster General") → Herbert Samuel ("Postmaster General of the United Kingdom") → John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → Kingsley Wood ("Postmaster General of the United Kingdom") → Lord Canning ("Postmaster General of the United Kingdom") → William Wellesley-Pole ("Postmaster General of the United Kingdom") → Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire →	positionHeld
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom) ("Postmaster General (United Kingdom)") →	replaced