Ebenezer Hazard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessman and politician
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1744
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jun-1817
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Ebenezer Hazard
- Ebenezer Hazard (January 15, 1744 – June 13, 1817) was an American businessman and publisher.
- He served in a variety of political posts during and after the American Revolutionary War: as Postmaster of New York City; in 1776 as surveyor general of the Continental Post Office; United States Postmaster General where he served from 1782 to 1789. In 1792 he published the first English translation of A Short Account of the Mohawk Indians, their Country, Language, Figure, Costume, Religion, and Government (1644), compiled from letters written by Dutch minister Johannes Megapolensis to friends about his years of ministry near present-day Albany, New York.
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