Erastus F. Post

Erastus Foster Post (July 3, 1859 – March 30, 1937) was an American civil engineer, politician, and banker from New York.

Early life and education Post was born on July 3, 1859, in Quogue, New York, the son of farmer and politician George Oliver Post and Harriet Foster. He attended the Bridgehampton Academy and Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts, graduating from the latter's scientific department in 1880. Post then returned to Quogue, where he worked as a surveyor, civil engineer, and manager of his father's farm. In 1886, he was appointed Commissioner of Highways to fill an unexpired term and elected to the office a year later. 1897, and 1898. During World War I, he was chairman of the Eastern Suffolk County draft board, a trustee of the village of Quogue, a member of the board of education for the Quogue Union Free School District, and a Quogue fire commissioner. He later became vice president of the Riverhead Savings Bank, and in 1932, he became the bank president. the Royal Arch Masonry, the Shriners, and the American Geographical Society.

Post died on a train near Richmond, Virginia, on March 30, 1937. He was returning home from a fishing trip in Fort Myers, Florida, where he overexerted himself and had a heart attack that lead to his death. He was buried in Riverhead Cemetery in Riverhead.