Immediately when Creswell took office the conservative policy of appointing only white postmasters ended. Post offices were established in the principal towns and postmasters appointed. The local postmasters delivered the letters as well as providing horses to the royal couriers. An appointed position, postmasters were prized offices for political party members. They were able to make patronage hires, as did other postmasters. His father was a Collegiate Registrar, a civil service rank that often served as postmasters. He received full control over financial affairs and the postmasters and inspectors of the empire. Florence even had a hand in selecting minor public officials, particularly postmasters. The postmasters are high prestige, and are often hereditary. Four city names coincided exactly with four postmasters. At age 36, Kizirian was one of the youngest postmasters in the country. Two Sergeant Postmasters were appointed to work with Reynolds. He was appointed one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland in 1797. Her father, brother and sister were also postmasters from 1905 to 1960. The earliest postmasters had responsibility for England and Wales.