Winton M. Blount

Winton Malcolm Blount
Winton Malcolm Blount
59th United States Postmaster General
	In office; January 22, 1969 – January 1, 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	W. Marvin Watson
Succeeded by	E. T. Klassen
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1921; Union Springs, Alabama
Died	October 24, 2002 (aged 81); Highlands, North Carolina
Political party	Republican

Winton Malcolm "Red" Blount, Jr. (February 1, 1921 – October 24, 2002) was the United States Postmaster General from 1969 to 1972. He is also known as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of construction giant Blount International.

He was the last Postmaster who led the Post Office as an Executive Department and held cabinet-member rank.

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Winton Malcolm Blount


59th United States Postmaster General
In office January 22, 1969 – January 1, 1972
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	W. Marvin Watson
Succeeded by	E. T. Klassen

Personal details
Born	February 1, 1921 Union Springs, Alabama
Died	October 24, 2002 (aged 81) Highlands, North Carolina
Political party	Republican