hˈɛnɹi bˈɪŋæm wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pˈoʊstmæstɚɹ ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ˈændɹuː dʒˈɑːnsən ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˌɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə klˈɜːkʃɪp ʌvðə kˈoːɹts ʌv ˈɔɪɚ ænd tˈɜːmɪnɚɹ ænd kwˈɔːɹɾɚ sˈɛʃənz ʌvðə pˈiːs ɪn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə.
Henry Bingham was appointed postmaster of Philadelphia by President Andrew Johnson in March 1867 and served until December 1872, when he resigned to accept the clerkship of the courts of oyer and terminer and quarter sessions of the peace in Philadelphia.