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Gainesvilles first postmaster was pushed out of job by politics
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Wiley Harben held the distinction of being Gainesville’s first postmaster, appointed in 1823. He also had the distinction of being the first postmaster to lose his job for purely political reasons. Postmaster jobs early on in the country’s history were considered more plum political appointments than they are today.