116 The Dumfries Post Office, 1642-1910. 



Charles S. Chapman, 1900-1910. 



Charles S. Chapman, the next holder of the office of Post- 

 master, was a native of Dumfries, being born there in 1849. He 

 began his official career in the service of the Magnetic Telegraph 

 Company at Newton-Stewart in 1865, and was subsequently clerk 

 at New-Galloway, Castle-Douglas, and Kilmarnock. While at 

 the latter town he was in 1870 transferred to the Post Office 

 service, and after holding the position of senior telegraph clerk 

 until 1883 he was promoted Chief Clerk and acted in that capacity 

 until appointed Postmaster of Galashiels in 1889. In 1897 he 

 was transferred to the Postmastership of Kendal, and three years 

 later — in 1900^he came to Dumfries, his native town. 



He retired from the Service on the 31st March, 1910. 



William Carmichael, appointed 31st May, 1910. 



William Carmichael, the present able and energetic Post- 

 master, was appointed to succeed Mr Chapman on 31st May, 

 1910. Shortly after the transfer of the telegraphs to the State he 

 entered the School of Telegraphy in Edinburgh, and after under- 

 going the usual training was appointed telegraphist at the Jed- 

 burgh office. He afterwards proceeded to Hawick, where, after 

 twelve years' service, he attained the position of Chief Clerk. In 

 1888 he was appointed Postmaster of Wishaw, and from thence 

 he was transferred to Stranraer in 1897. In 1905 he was pro- 

 moted to the Postmastership of Keighley, and on 1st July, 1910, 

 he took up his duties at Dumfries. 



Appendix B. — Dumfries Officials Who Occupy or Have 

 Occupied Prominent Positions in the bERvicE. 



*Mr John Muir Postmaster and Surveyor of Manchester. 



*Mr J. Wilson Postmaster of Leeds. 



Mr A. Shannon Postmaster of Grimsby. 



*Mr John Mitchell Postmaster of Paisley. 



*Mr James Armstrong Postmaster of Penrith. 



Mr P. M'Giverin Postmaster of Annan. 



Mr John Moffat Postma.ster of Linlithgow. 



Mr Norman Harley, Postmaster of Kirkcudbright. 



* Retired. 



