William LeBaron Putnam

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

Years in office: 1892 - 1917

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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 1st Circuit

Years in office: 1892 - 1911

Education

Bachelor's

Bowdoin College, 1855

Law

Read law, 1858

Personal

Birthplace

Bath, ME

William LeBaron Putnam (1835-1918) was afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit and theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit. He joined theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit in 1892 after an appointment fromBenjamin Harrison. At the time of appointment, he was the Commissioner to Negotiate American Fishing Rights in Canada. His position was transferred to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in 1911 after the disbanding of the original court. He retired on September 17, 1917.^[1]

Early life and education

• Bowdoin College, A.B., 1855
• Read law, 1858^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1858-1891
• Member, City Council of Portland, Maine, 1860-1861
• Member, Board of Aldermen, City of Portland, Maine, 1862
• Mayor of Portland, Maine, 1869-1870
• Commissioner to Negotiate American Fishing Rights in Canada, 1887-1888
• Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Maine, 1888
• Democratic candidate for State Governor, Maine, 1888^[1]

Judicial career

First Circuit

Putnam was nominated to the First Circuit by PresidentBenjamin Harrison on December 16, 1891 to theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate onMarch 17, 1892, and received commission that same day. His position was transferred to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in 1911 after the disbanding of the original court. He retired onSeptember 17, 1917. His vacancy was filled byCharles Fletcher Johnson.^[1]

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

External links

• Biography from theFederal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated byBenjamin Harrison
1889	Bradley •Brewer
1890	Brown •Bryant •Caldwell •Edgerton •Green •Ham •Hanford •Hawley •Jewell •Knowles •Ricks •Riner •Sharpe •Sharretts •Shurtleff •Somerville •Stackpole •Swayne •Thomas •Tichenor •Wilkinson •Williams
1891	Acheson •Aldrich •Lunt •Putnam •Reed • Swan
1892	Baker •Beatty •Buffington •Dallas •Gilbert •Goff •Grosscup •McCormick •McKenna •Morrow •Niles •Peelle •Rector •Sanborn •Shipman •Shiras •Taft •Townsend •Woolson •Woods
1893	Cole •Jackson •McComas

v • e Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Active judges	•  Gustavo Gelpí  •  David Barron  •  Lara Montecalvo  •  Julie Rikelman  •  Seth Aframe  •  Joshua D. Dunlap
Senior judges	Levin Hicks Campbell  •  Jeffrey R. Howard  •  Kermit Lipez  •  Sandra Lea Lynch  •  O. Rogeriee Thompson  •  William Kayatta  •
Former judges	Stephen Breyer  •  David Souter  •  Norman Stahl  •  Bruce Marshall Selya  •  Michael Boudin  •  Juan Torruella  •  Hugh Bownes  •  Benjamin Bourne  •  John A. Lowell  •  Jeremiah Smith  •  John Lowell (federal judge, 1865-1884)  •  George Foster Shepley  •  LeBaron Bradford Colt  •  William LeBaron Putnam  •  Francis Cabot Lowell  •  Frederic Dodge  •  James Madison Morton  •  William Schofield  •  George Weston Anderson  •  George Hutchins Bingham  •  Charles Fletcher Johnson  •  Scott Wilson (Maine)  •  John Christopher Mahoney  •  Calvert Magruder  •  Bailey Aldrich  •  John Patrick Hartigan  •  Frank Coffin  •  Edward McEntee  •  Peter Woodbury  •
Former Chief judges	Stephen Breyer  •  Levin Hicks Campbell  •  Jeffrey R. Howard  •  Michael Boudin  •  Juan Torruella  •  Sandra Lea Lynch  •  Calvert Magruder  •  Bailey Aldrich  •  Frank Coffin  •  Peter Woodbury  •