# Harvey Putnam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harvey_Putnam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harvey_Putnam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Putnam > Source revision: 1350884040 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician (1793–1855)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Harvey Putnam | image = | state = [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) | constituency = [33rd district](/source/New_York's_33rd_congressional_district) | preceded = [Albert Smith](/source/Albert_Smith_(New_York)) | succeeded = [Augustus P. Hascall](/source/Augustus_P._Hascall) | term_start = March 4, 1847 | term_end = March 3, 1851 | constituency2 = [29th district](/source/New_York's_29th_congressional_district) | preceded2 = [William Patterson](/source/William_Patterson_(New_York_politician)) | succeeded2 = [Seth M. Gates](/source/Seth_M._Gates) | term_start2 = November 7, 1838 | term_end2 = March 3, 1839 | office3 = [New York State Senator](/source/New_York_Senate)
from the Eighth District | term_start3 = 1843 | term_end3 = 1846 | preceded3 = [Henry Hawkins](/source/Henry_Hawkins_(politician)) | succeeded3 = [Francis H. Ruggles](/source/Francis_H._Ruggles) | birth_date = {{birth date|1793|01|05}} | birth_place = [Brattleboro, Vermont](/source/Brattleboro%2C_Vermont), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1855|09|20|1793|01|05}} | death_place = [Attica, New York](/source/Attica_(village)%2C_New_York), U.S. | resting_place = Forest Hill Cemetery
Attica, New York, U.S. | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | party = [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) | parents = Asa Putnam
Anna (Collins) Putnam | spouse = {{marriage|Myra Osborne|1817}} | partner = | relations = | children = [James O. Putnam](/source/James_O._Putnam) | occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|politician}} | branch = | service_years = | rank = | commands = | battles = }} '''Harvey Putnam''' (January 5, 1793 – September 20, 1855) was an [American](/source/Americans) [lawyer](/source/lawyer) and [politician](/source/politician). He was a [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives), and served in the [New York Senate](/source/New_York_Senate). ==Early life== Putnam was born in [Brattleboro](/source/Brattleboro%2C_Vermont), [Windham County, Vermont](/source/Windham_County%2C_Vermont), the youngest of nine children of Asa Putnam and Anna (Collins) Putnam.{{cite web|url= http://records.ancestry.com/Harvey_Putnam_records.ashx?pid=35768257|title=Harvey Putnam|publisher = Ancestry.com|access-date= April 9, 2014}} His father died while he was an infant, and he went with his mother to live with relatives in [Williamstown, Massachusetts](/source/Williamstown%2C_Massachusetts), and later with relatives in [Cobleskill, New York](/source/Cobleskill_(town)%2C_New_York).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxwuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5|title=Biographical Sketch of the Late Hon. Harvey Putnam|last=Putnam|first=James Osborne|publisher=Haas & Kelley|year=1868|pages=5, 8}}{{cite book|last=United States. Government Printing Office|title=Congressional serial set|year=1918|publisher=U.S. G.P.O.|page=147|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMlTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA147 }} He attended the common schools and studied law in [Skaneateles, New York](/source/Skaneateles_(town)%2C_New_York), supporting himself by teaching. In 1816, he was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_practice_law) and began the practice of law in [Attica, New York](/source/Attica_(village)%2C_New_York), in 1817.{{cite book|last=Vermont Historical Society|title=Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society|year=1921|publisher=The Society|page=138|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UFgSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA138 }} ==Political career== He became involved in politics and held several offices in Attica, He was elected as a [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) to the [25th United States Congress](/source/25th_United_States_Congress), to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [William Patterson](/source/William_Patterson_(New_York_politician)), holding office from November 7, 1838, to March 3, 1839.{{cite book|last=United States. Government Printing Office|title=Congressional serial set|year=1839|publisher=U.S. G.P.O.|page=357|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wapBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357 }} Putnam was appointed as Surrogate of [Genesee County](/source/Genesee_County%2C_New_York) in 1840, an office he held until the division of the county.{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=W. E.|title=History of Wyoming County, N.Y.: With Illustrations, Biographical Sketches, and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents|year=1880|publisher=W. E. Morrison|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K01QAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72 }} He was then appointed as Surrogate of [Wyoming County](/source/Wyoming_County%2C_New_York), remaining in office until 1843.{{cite book|last=Wyoming County (N.Y.). Board of Supervisors|title=Journal of the Board of Supervisors of Wyoming County, New York|year=1902|publisher=The Board|page=287|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dDktAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA287 }} He was a member of the [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate) (Eight District) from 1843 to 1846, sitting in the [66th](/source/66th_New_York_State_Legislature), [67th](/source/67th_New_York_State_Legislature), [68th](/source/68th_New_York_State_Legislature) and [69th Legislatures](/source/69th_New_York_State_Legislature).{{cite book|last=Weed, Parsons and Company|title=Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony and State of New York: Containing Notes on the Various Governmental Organizations; Lists of the Principal Colonial, State and County Officers, and the Congressional Delegations and Presidential Electors, with the Votes of the Electoral Colleges. The Whole Arranged in Constitutional Periods|year=1879|publisher=Weed, Parsons and Company|page=132|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iD1DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA132 }} He was elected as a Whig to the [30th](/source/30th_United_States_Congress) and [31st United States Congress](/source/31st_United_States_Congress)es, holding office from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851.{{cite book|last=Gray and Bowen|title=The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ...: Comprising a Calendar for the Year; Astronomical Information; Miscellaneous Directions, Hints, and Remarks; and Statistical and Other Particulars Respecting Foreign Countries and the United States, Volume 28|year=1856|publisher=Gray and Bowen|page=349|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V1ETAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA349 }} After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. Putnam died on September 20, 1855, in Attica, and is interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Attica.{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000580 |title=Putnam, Harvey |work=[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress) |access-date=2022-10-08}}{{citation needed |date=October 2022 |reason=second source on burial}} ==Family life== Putnam married Myra Osborne of Skaneateles, New York, on August 5, 1817. Their son was [James O. Putnam](/source/James_O._Putnam), [New York State Senator](/source/New_York_State_Senate) and [U.S. Minister to Belgium](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Belgium).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GwymLm9nDCIC&pg=PA592|title=Origins in Williamstown|last=Perry|first=Arthur Latham|publisher=Origins in Williamstown|year=1894|pages=592, 605}}{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=George E. & Co.|title=The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century|year=1898|publisher=G.E. Matthews & Co.|page=224|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C1wRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA224 }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{CongBio|P000580}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box | state= New York | district= 29 | before= [William Patterson](/source/William_Patterson_(New_York_politician)) | after= [Seth M. Gates](/source/Seth_M._Gates) | years= 1838–1839}} {{s-par|us-ny-sen}} {{succession box | before = [Henry Hawkins](/source/Henry_Hawkins_(New_York)) | title = [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate)
Eighth District (Class 4) | years = 1843–1846 | after = [Francis H. Ruggles](/source/Francis_H._Ruggles)}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box | state= New York | district= 33 | before= [Albert Smith](/source/Albert_Smith_(New_York)) | after= [Augustus P. Hascall](/source/Augustus_P._Hascall) | years= 1847–1851}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam, Harvey}} Category:1793 births Category:1855 deaths Category:Politicians from Brattleboro, Vermont Category:Whig Party United States representatives from New York (state) Category:New York (state) state senators Category:People from Wyoming County, New York Category:New York (state) lawyers Category:People from Genesee County, New York Category:People from Williamstown, Massachusetts Category:Politicians from Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category:People from Cobleskill, New York Category:19th-century American lawyers Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature Category:19th-century United States representatives --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harvey Putnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Putnam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Putnam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.