politician Governor of Puerto Rico
He was born in Suffolk County, New New York Post was born in Bayport, New York, the son of Albert Kintzing Post(1843-1872) and Marie Post(née de Trobriand, 1845-1926). He had an older sister, Lina Post Webster, and an older brother, Waldron Kintzing Post Senior
His father drowned at the age of 29 on Long Island when Regis was only two.
His mother remarried to his father"s 2nd cousin once removed, Charles Alfred Post(1844-1921).
Post graduated from Harvard University in 1891 where he was a member of The Delphic Club.
Regis had two step-sisters from this union, Beatrice Post Candler and Edith Post Gallatin. He was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as Auditor of Puerto Rico in 1903, as Secretary of Puerto Rico in 1904, and as Governor in 1907. Post held the office of Governor from April 18, 1907 to November 5, 1909.
His governorship was extremely controversial, as his frequent disagreements with the Puerto Rico Legislature led to the Legislature"s failure to pass any budget in 1909, resulting in a political crisis on the island and passage of the Olmsted Amendment at the request of President William Howard Taft.
Following Post"s time in Puerto Rico, he worked with the American Ambulance Corps in France from 1913 to 1914. He joined the American Red Cross in 1917.
Regis Post died October 5, 1944 in Nantucket, Massachusetts at the age of 74.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Company, 2nd Doctorate) in 1899 and 1900.
