Edward Silas Tobey (1813 – March 29, 1891, in
Brookline, MA
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) served as the
postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...
at the Boston Office, president of
American Missionary Association
The American Missionary Association (AMA) was a Protestant-based abolitionist group founded on in Albany, New York. The main purpose of the organization was abolition of slavery, education of African Americans, promotion of racial equality, and ...
and president of
Boston Board of Trade.
[Obituary: Rev. C. J. Ryder ''The American Missionary'' Volume 45, Issue 5. (New York: The American Missionary Association, May 1891)] He was the
Republican Party nominee in the
1861 Boston mayoral election.
References
External links
Obituary online
1813 births
1891 deaths
United Church of Christ
Massachusetts postmasters
American financial businesspeople
19th-century American businesspeople
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