He was elected as a Whig to the 25th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Patterson, holding office from November 7, 1838, to March 3, 1839.
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He was elected as a Whig to the 30th and 31st United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1851.
He was the son of Congressman Harvey Putnam (1793–1855) and Myra (Osborne) Putnam (1795–1863).
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