Harold Putnam (Massachusetts politician)
Harold Putnam | |
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Portrait of Putnam, 1953 | |
| New England Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
| In office June 1, 1970 – February 28, 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Robert Fulton |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 6th Norfolk district | |
| In office January 5, 1949 – January 2, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Bradley Cutler |
| Succeeded by | Daniel H. Rider |
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| Born | Harold Barnes Putnam Jr. February 15, 1916 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 2007 (aged 90) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
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Harold Barnes Putnam Jr. (February 15, 1916 – January 9, 2007) was an American politician, attorney, journalist, and artist. Born in Boston, he graduated from Dartmouth College, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and worked as a journalist at The Boston Globe. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 6th Norfolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1949 to 1957. From 1970 until his resignation in 1973, he served as a regional director in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Putnam then became a professional artist.