Amos Kendall, Postmaster General under Jackson

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Beautiful ALS, 1 page, November 12, 1837, 8 x 10, Washington, very fine condition
Amos Kendall
(August 16, 1789 – November 12, 1869) was an American
lawyer
,
journalist
and politician. He rose to prominence as
editor-in-chief
of the
Argus of Western America
, an influential newspaper in
Frankfort
, the capital of the
U.S. state
of
Kentucky
. He used his newspaper, writing skills, and extensive political contacts to build the
Democratic Party
into a national political power.
[1]
An ardent supporter of
Andrew Jackson
, he served as
United States Postmaster General
during the Jackson and
Martin Van Buren
administrations. He was one of the most influential members of Jackson's "
Kitchen Cabinet
", an unofficial group of Jackson's top appointees and advisors who set administration policy.
[2]
Returning to private life, Kendall wrote one of the first biographies of Jackson, which was published in 1843. He invested heavily in
Samuel Morse
's new invention, the
telegraph
. He became one of the most important figures in the transformation of the American news media in the 19th century.
[3]