Benjamin Alexander Putnam
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Benjamin Alexander Putnam was a lawyer, state legislator, state surveyor, officer in the military during the Seminole Wars, judge, and president of the Florida Historical Society.
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The Florida Historical Society is an independent, member-supported, 501 not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1856 to preserve Florida's history. It publishes the journal Florida Historical Quar
Benjamin Alexander Putnam
…1803 - January 25, 1869) was a lawyer, state legislator, state surveyor, officer in the military during the Seminole Wars, judge, and president of the Florida Historical Society. He was born in 1800 or 1801 on the Putnam Plantation near Savannah, Georgia. He was the grandson of Israel Putnam. In 1830 he married Helen Kirby…
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