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    Putnam, Frank E. "F.E."

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    Senate 1903-14 (District 12); Senate 1915-30 (District 7)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Faribault

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/9/1857
    Birth Place: Grafton, Vermont
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/6/1944
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: F.E.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Blue Earth
    Occupation (when first elected): Attorney at Law

    EDUCATION

    Vermont Common Schools; Elementary School;
    Vermont Academy, Laxton's River, Vermont; Secondary;
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Law School; Studied Law; 1884; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, September 9, 1885

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners (number of years); 1??? to 1???
    Municipal Attorney: Blue Earth, Minnesota (City Attorney); 1??? to 1???
    County Attorney: Faribault County, Minnesota; 1897 to 1903

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Jennie Rector (married on July 3, 1893)
    Children: Two children: Rector H. (son), Alice B. (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Wells, Minnesota in 1885. He moved to Blue Earth, Minnesota in 1889.

    He was President of the Minnesota State Bar Association, 1926-1927.

    He died in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 10227

    SESSIONS SERVED

    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Corporations
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Drainage
    • Finance
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Agricultural Markets
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Rules
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
    Leadership Notes: Senator Frank E. Putnam is listed as President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the first day of the legislative session, January 4, 1921. On April 19, 1921, two days before the Senate adjourned sine die, the Senate elected Senator Ole O. Sageng to the position by four votes over Senator Putnam.
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Military Affairs
    • Rules
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
    Leadership Notes: The Minneapolis Morning Tribune, April 20, 1921, p. 6 states that he had held this position for the past two years.
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Rules and Legislative Expenses
    • State Development and Immigration
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    39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Lawyer, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Constitutional Law
    • Judiciary: Courts, Judicial and Public Officers
    • Rules and Legislative Expenses
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Lands, Mines and Minerals
    • Penal Institutions and Crimes
    • Printing
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Railroads
    • State Fair and Agricultural Societies
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    37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law, Putnam and Carlson Law Firm
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Indian Affairs
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • State Fair and Agricultural Societies
    • State Public Schools
    • State Soldiers Home
    • Towns and Counties
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    36th Legislative Session (1909-1910) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/6/1906
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Game and Fish Laws
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Reapportionment
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties
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    35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/6/1906
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Game and Fish Laws
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Municipal Corporations
    • Judiciary: Pleadings and Practice (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Probate Law
    • Judiciary: Railroads
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties
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    34th Legislative Session (1905-1906) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/4/1902
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Game and Fish Laws
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Insurance
    • Judiciary: Pleadings and Practice (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Probate Law
    • Library
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)

    33rd Legislative Session (1903-1904)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/4/1902
    Residence: Blue Earth
    Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
    Counties Represented: Faribault
    Occupation: Attorney at Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Game and Game Laws
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Insurance
    • Judiciary: Pleadings and Practice (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Probate Law
    • Library
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Frank E. Putnam Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 11, 1945, p. 1184-1186.


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