The postmaster was made into a distinct and permanent House of Representatives employee in 1832, and in 1834, William J. McCormick, a doorkeeper's office employee, was named as the first House postmaster.
The postmaster role was created as a distinct and permanent part of the House of Representatives in 1832. In 1834, William J. McCormick, an employee from the doorkeeper's office, was named the first House postmaster.