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When Newport News was chartered as an Independent City in 1896 , Post was chosen to serve as acting mayor until the city's first municipal elections could be held. On July 1 of that year, he was elected. Post chose to serve only one term as mayor, stepping down in 1898 . In 1911 , he assumed the presidency of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company . He would hold that office until his death. The newspapers of the day attributed his death to "overwork." His entire time in Newport News was spent serving as a kind of lieutenant for Huntington, who essentially built the city of Newport News to serve his railroad.
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