Anthony M. Frank

Anthony Melchior Frank (born May 21, 1931)[1][2] was an American banker and served as the United States Postmaster General from 1988 to 1992.[3]

Anthony Frank
69th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 1, 1988 – July 6, 1992
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byPreston Robert Tisch
Succeeded byMarvin Travis Runyon
Personal details
Born (1931-05-21) May 21, 1931
Berlin, Germany
Spouse(s)Gay Frank
Joey Frank
Children2
FatherLothar Frank
EducationDartmouth College (BA, MBA)
OccupationBanker, United States Postmaster General

Early life

On May 21, 1931, Frank was born in Berlin, Germany. Frank's father was Lothar Frank (1900-1985). Frank's paternal grandfather was Sigismund Frank (1848-1930), a banker. Frank's paternal grandmother was Lina Rothschild (1865-1960). At age 6, he and his family moved from Germany to the United States. Frank attended Hollywood High School.[4]

Education

Frank earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College,[5] and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He also did postgraduate work in finance at the University of Vienna.[1]

Career

Frank was the CEO of First Nationwide Bank in San Francisco, California.[5][6]

In 1988, Frank was appointed as the United States Postmaster General by the Governors of U.S. Postal Service effective March 1, 1988.[7][6] He resigned the post in 1992.[4]

In 1992, Frank started Independent Bancorp of Arizona, a new financial instition.[4]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. Rosenblatt, Robert A.; Bates, James (July 4, 1991). "Postal Chief Considers S&L Bailout Role : Thrifts: Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank has talked about being a regulator or overseer of a merger of big institutions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. Marquis Who's Who on the Web
  3. Man in the News: Anthony M. Frank; Innovator for Postal Job - New York Times, February 3, 1988
  4. "Anthony Frank Posts Himself to Arizona ..." latimes.com. April 22, 1992. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  5. Easley, Julia Ann (May 18, 1992). "U.S. Postmaster General to Speak at Business School Commencement". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. "New Postmaster General". latimes.com. March 2, 1988. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  7. "List of Postmasters General". usps.com. February 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. "Murder She Wrote. The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane episode". IMDb. May 12, 1991. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  9. "Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
Government offices
Preceded by
Preston Tisch		 United States Postmaster General
March 1, 1988 – July 6, 1992		 Succeeded by
Marvin Runyon
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