George Washington Putnam (March 24, 1826March 4, 1899) was an American farmer, livestock dealer, and

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pioneer. He was a member of the

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, representing the western half of Richland County during the

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and

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sessions.

Biography

Putnam was born on March 24, 1826, in Andover, Vermont. He later attended

Black River Academy The Black River Academy is a historic school building on High Street in the village of Ludlow, Vermont. Chartered in 1835, the school served as the town high school until 1938. The present building, a Richardsonian Romanesque structure built in ...

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. He relocated to Wisconsin in 1856. During the

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, Putnam served with the

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of the Union Army. He died in

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, in 1899.

Assembly career

Putnam was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 and 1873 sessions. He was a Republican.

References

External links

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Ancestry.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam, George Washington 1826 births 1899 deaths Politicians from Windsor County, Vermont Politicians from Columbia County, Wisconsin Politicians from Richland County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature