John Day Putnam
John Day Putnam was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.Biography
Putnam was born on June 19, 1837 in Brooklyn, Connecticut. He was a direct descendant of Israel Putnam. Putnam went on to reside in Troy, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, eventually becoming the regiment's commissary sergeant. In 1874, Putnam moved to River Falls, Wisconsin. He died in 1904.Putnam was a member of the Assembly in 1883. Other positions he held include Chairman, Treasurer and Assessor of Troy, Chairman of the town board of River Falls and Chairman of the county board of Pierce County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.
