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George Palmer Putnam (February 7, 1814 – December 20, 1872) was an American publisher and author. He founded the firm G. P. Putnam's Sons and Putnam's Magazine. He was an advocate of international copyright reform, secretary for many years of the Publishers' Association, and founding superintendent of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Putnam married four times; Dorothy Binney in 1911, the daughter of Edwin Binney, inventor and co-owner, the company that made Crayola crayons. They had two sons, David Binney Putnam (1913–1992) and George Palmer Putnam, Jr (1921-2013). They divorced in 1929.
- September 7, 1887
- January 4, 1950
George Palmer Putnam, pictured, partnered with John Wiley in 1838 to form Wiley & Putnam. In 1853, G. P. Putnam & Co. started Putnam's Magazine with Charles Frederick Briggs as its editor. On George Palmer Putnam's death in 1872, his sons George H., John and Irving inherited the business and the firm's name was changed to G. P. Putnam's Sons. [3]
Of the 22 presidents who served prior to the founding of the SAR, six qualify as patriot ancestors – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. Two others, Grant and Hayes, were members of SAR. Of the remaining 14, all except for Martin Van Buren had patriot ancestors.
George Putnam married Victorine Haven. Their daughter, Mary Corinna Putnam (1842-1906) was the first woman to become a member of the Academy of Medicine and one of their sons, Herbert Putnam (1861-1955), became a noted librarian who served as the United States Librarian of Congress.
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- February 7, 1814
- Victorine Putnam
- December 20, 1872
Aug 24, 2016 · George Palmer Putnam, 1814–72, American publisher, b. Brunswick, Maine; grandnephew of Israel Putnam. A member of the New York City bookselling firm of Wiley and Putnam, he established a branch in London in 1841. He later returned to New York to found (1848) G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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Apr 8, 2021 · He served bravely at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but fell out of favor with George Washington after he failed against British forces in New York and Philadelphia. Israel Putnam was a legendary hero of colonial America. He served in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution.
