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William LeBaron Putnam
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
March 17, 1892 – September 17, 1917
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded bySeat established by 26 Stat. 826
Succeeded byCharles Fletcher Johnson
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
In office
March 17, 1892 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded bySeat established by 26 Stat. 826
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born

William LeBaron Putnam


(1835-05-26)May 26, 1835
Bath, Maine
DiedFebruary 5, 1918(1918-02-05) (aged 82)
Portland, Maine
EducationBowdoin College (AB)
read law

William LeBaron Putnam (May 26, 1835 – February 5, 1918) was a lawyer and politicianinMaine. Putnam served as mayor of Portland, Maine from 1869–70 and later served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Bath, Maine, Putnam received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Bowdoin College in 1855, where he was a member of the Peucinian Society.[1]Heread law in 1858 to be admitted to the Maine Bar. He worked as a lawyer in private practice in Portland, Maine from 1858 to 1891. Putnam served as a city council member in Portland from 1860 to 1861, a member of the board of aldermen in 1862, and as Mayor of Portland from 1869 to 1870. He was a commissioner to negotiate American fishing rights in Canada from 1887 to 1888.[2]

Federal judicial service[edit]

Putnam was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on December 16, 1891, to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit, to a new joint seat authorized by 26 Stat. 826. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1892, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. His service terminated on September 17, 1917, due to his retirement.[2]

Death[edit]

Putnam died on February 5, 1918, in Portland.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Peucinian Society - Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  • ^ a b c William LeBaron Putnam at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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    Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
    1892–1911
    Succeeded by

    Seat abolished

    Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    1892–1917
    Succeeded by

    Charles Fletcher Johnson


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