| Albert Day Putnam | |
| State House: | Connecticut |
| District: | Killingly |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1903 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1905 |
| Alongside: | William E. La Belle |
| Predecessor: | Charles H. Burroughs |
| Successor: | A. H. Armington |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Danielson, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Old Trinity Church Cemetery, |
| Father: | William H. Putnam |
| Mother: | Eliza (Day) Putnam |
| Occupation: | Businessman, banker |
Albert Day Putnam (February 25, 1852December 25, 1905) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Windham County, Connecticut. He represented the town of Killingly in the Connecticut House of Representatives during the 1903 term.
Albert Day Putnam was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, in February 1852.
He was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1902, running on the Republican Party ticket and served in the 1903 Connecticut General Assembly.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Putnam was a director of the Windham County National Bank of Danielson and a trustee of the Windham County Savings Bank.
Albert D. Putnam died at his home in Danielson, Connecticut, on December 25, 1905.
Albert Day Putnam was the youngest son of seven children born to Dr. William Hutchinson Putnam and his wife Eliza ( Day). William H. Putnam was a prominent farmer and physician in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and served in the state legislature. He was a direct descendant (great-grandson) of American Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam. They were members of the Putnam family, descendants of the Putnams who settled at Salem village, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[2]
Albert's elder brothers John Day Putnam and William Putnam both served in Union Army in the American Civil War. John Day Putnam later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was mayor of River Falls, Wisconsin.[3] William died at the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864.
Albert Day Putnam married Harriet Eliza Dorrance in 1876. They had four children, though one daughter died in childhood.[4]