Leigh Reding Putman

1875 - 1935  (60 years)

• Name	Leigh Reding Putman
  Nickname	Dick
  Birth	29 May 1875	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Dec 1935	Evanston, Cook, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I40737	Scudder
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	Dr. Reding Putman, II,   b. 12 Sep 1830, Putman Twp., Fulton, Illinois d. 23 Jan 1914, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Reed,   b. 14 Jun 1835, Sevier county, Tennessee d. 6 Oct 1922, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1855	Prairie Twp., Washington, Arkansas
  Family ID	F3972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Theresa Byrnes,   b. 14 Sep 1878, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 14 Nov 1960, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1901	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas   [1]
  Children	1. Reding Putman,   b. 8 Aug 1902, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 30 Apr 1965, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas (Age 62 years)   2. Mary Elizabeth Putman,   b. 28 Mar 1905, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 2001 (Age 95 years)   3. William Byrnes Putman,   b. 27 Dec 1907, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 25 Apr 2000, Connecticut (Age 92 years)   4. Randall Bernard Putman,   b. 23 Jun 1911, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 4 Mar 1990, Gallatin, Tennessee (Age 78 years)   5. Albert Michael Putman,   b. 20 Jan 1915, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas d. 4 Aug 1978, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F14385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Dick Putman went through the Fayetteville public schools and graduated from the University of Arkansas. After completing college, he went into the lumber business with The Byrnes Lumber Company. This company was owned by Albert Michael Byrnes, who was later to become his father-in-law. After gaining experience in the lumber business, Dick Putman and A. M. Byrnes purchased a controlling interest in the Northwest Arkansas Lumber Company in 1899. Dick was elected secretary and general manager. A. M. Byrnes remained connected with the business, but his primary occupation was that of building contractor. Dick was elected vice president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and still later became associate editor of AMERICAN BUILDER, the oldest and largest trade paper for the lumber industry. He held this position until his death in 1935. During the Roosevelt Administration in the early 1930s, Dick was appointed regional director of the Federal Housing Administration. Earlier, while living in Arkansas, Dick was president of the Chamber of Commerce and made an unsuccessful run for State Representative on the Bull Moose Ticket of Teddy Roosevelt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Ancestral File (R), Microfilm: 1394467, Submission: AF86-000153. Submitter: William B. Putman, 288 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02647