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J. Edward Day

J. Edward Day

Former United States Postmaster General
James Edward Day was an American lawyer and business executive, most widely known as the United States Postmaster General under whose leadership the ZIP code was introduced. Wikipedia
Born: October 11, 1914, Jacksonville, IL
Died: October 29, 1996 (age 82 years), Hunt Valley, Cockeysville, MD
Books: An Unlikely Sailor: The Story of a Kennedy Cabinet Member in the World War II Antisubmarine Navy, Practice & Progress: Medical Care in Central Illinois at the Turn of the Century, My Appointed Round: 929 Days as Postmaster General, and more
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: United States Postmaster General (1961–1963)
Education: Harvard University, The University of Chicago, and Harvard Law School