Putnam, Harrington, 1851-1937

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From the description of Harrington Putnam papers, 1909-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979832

Biographical Note

  • 1851, June 29: Born, Shrewsbury, Mass.
  • 1870: A.B., Colby College, Waterville, Maine
  • 1873: Student, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 1876: LL.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Admitted to New York bar; began legal practice
  • 1884 - 1889 : Examiner, New York State Civil Service Commission
  • 1890 - 1894 : Examiner, Brooklyn Civil Service Commission
  • 1904: Married Mildred Smythe
  • 1906: LL.D., Colby College, Waterville, Maine
  • 1909: Appointed justice, Supreme Court of New York
  • 1910: Elected justice, Supreme Court of New York
  • 1911: LL.D., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.
  • Circa 1920s: Lecturer in admiralty law, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
  • 1921: Retired, Supreme Court of New York
  • 1924: President, American branch, International Law Association
  • 1926: President, New England Society of Brooklyn
  • 1937, Apr. 7: Died

From the guide to the Harrington Putnam Papers, 1909-1928, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Harrington Putnam Papers, 1909-1928 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Putnam, Harrington. Remarks of Harrington Putnam in reference to the Hon. Edward Beers Thomas : typescript. Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959. Papers, 1876-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Putnam, Harrington. Remarks of Harrington Putnam in reference to the Hon. Edward Beers Thomas : typescript. Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Drummond, Josiah H. (Josiah Hayden), 1827-1902. Josiah H. Drummond genealogies and correspondence, 1885-1914. Maine Historical Society Library
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