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William S. Hogan

William S. Hogan worked in the Chapel Hill post office from 1918, became assistant postmaster in 1934 and was the town's postmaster from August 1939 until he died in May 1954 at 56. He was a charter member and past commander of Chapel Hill's American Legion Post No. 6 and a past president of the Kiwanis Club.

Source: The Chapel Hill Weekly via DigitalNC: Postmaster William S. Hogan Dies at 56 (May 7, 1954)

Also found in catalogs as William Samuel Hogan.

1897–1954 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Kirkland and Hogan family papers, 1840s-1980s

1844

Family papers of the Kirkland and Hogan families of Chapel Hill, dated from the 1840s to the 1980s, roughly 550 items in two linear feet, collection 5475 in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Named members include Laura Kirkland Hogan, Oscar A. Hogan and William Samuel Hogan. Topics include civil service work, the Junior Order United American Mechanics, and nativism in the twentieth century.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Hogan, William Samuel, 1897-1954.

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October 1937 The first air mail leaves Chapel Hill by plane Mayor Foushee, Postmaster Robert A. Eubanks, Assistant Postmaster William S. Hogan and other residents went to the airport to see off the first mail to leave Chapel Hill by plane.Search the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly via DigitalNC: First Despatch of Air Mail from Chapel Hill (October 15, 1937)
August 1939 William S. Hogan is appointed Chapel Hill postmaster President Roosevelt appointed Hogan, assistant postmaster, to succeed Robert A. Eubanks on the nomination of Congressman Carl Durham, and the Senate confirmed him. Durham waived an examination because Hogan had served in the office about twenty years.Search the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly via DigitalNC: Appointment of Hogan Confirmed By U. S. Senate (August 11, 1939)
February 9-28, 1942 German, Italian and Japanese aliens re-register at the Chapel Hill post office All German, Italian and Japanese aliens over 14 living in Chapel Hill had to re-register, with three photographs, at the post office. Postmaster William S. Hogan and Assistant Postmaster Strowd ran the registration, following the procedure of one held there in 1940.Search the index · The Chapel Hill Weekly via DigitalNC: Aliens Here Must Re-Register (February 6, 1942)

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Chapel Hill Post Office and Peace and Justice Plaza Public buildings and services · Chapel Hill · 1 event here
Horace Williams Airport University buildings and grounds · Chapel Hill · 1 event here

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Read contemporary evidence: Grave recorded at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery (white sections 1-4) Cemetery Census Listed in the county cemetery survey, grave by grave, at Cemetery Census
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