Background
Putnam, James Osborne was born on July 4, 1818 in Attica, New York, United States. Son of Harvey and Myra (Osborne) Putnam.
academic administrator Diplomat lawyer
Putnam, James Osborne was born on July 4, 1818 in Attica, New York, United States. Son of Harvey and Myra (Osborne) Putnam.
Graduated from Yale, 1839.
Minister to Belgium, 1880-1882. Delegate to International Industrial Property Congress, Paris, 1881.