Background
He was the son of Congressman Harvey Putnam (1793–1855) and Myra (Osborne) Putnam (1795–1863).
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James Osborne
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He graduated from Yale College in 1839. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Buffalo.
Career
At the New York state election, 1857, he ran on the American party ticket for Secretary of State of New York, but was defeated by Democrat Gideon J. Tucker. He was a presidential elector in 1860, voting for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. He was United States. Minister to Belgium from 1880 to 1882.
He was Chancellor of the University of Buffalo from 1895 to 1902.
He was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st Doctorate) in 1854 and 1855.
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Political Party
Republican party