OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
James Noble Tyner

BORN:
January 17, 1826,
Brookville, Indiana

DIED:
December 5, 1904 (age 78)
Washington, DC

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

EDUCATION:
Brookeville Academy 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1857:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Peru, Indiana
1857-1861:
Secretary of the Indiana State Senate
1861-1866:
Special Agent of the Post Office Department
1869-1875:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-IN)
1875-1876:
Second Assistant Postmaster General
1876-1877:
U.S. Postmaster General
1878:
Delegate to the International Postal Congress in Paris
1877-1881:
First Assistant Postmaster General
1889-1893:
Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department
1897:
Delegate to the International Postal Congress in Washington, DC
1897-1903:
Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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