Author: PUTNAM, John Cornelius
Biography:
PUTNAM, John Cornelius (b c. 1784: findmypast.com)
The public record for Putnam is sketchy. He had an impressive start in life but what he might have made of it is not known. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father was John Putnam, a painter whose canvases still come up at auction. No records of the marriage of the parents or birth of the child have been found, and the name of his mother is not known. He was admitted as a Pensioner to Trinity College Dublin on 7 Nov. 1796, aged 12, sponsored by “Mr. White,” probably the Rev. William White who subscribed for five copies of the volume of Juvenile Poems published by his protégé the following year. He does not appear to have proceeded to a degree. The subscription list contains numerous aristocrats, churchmen, and academics; the book is dedicated to the Countess of Clare with gratitude expressed for her efforts on its behalf. After that the historical record is a blank. (findmypast.com 26 Nov. 2023; ancestry.com 26 Nov. 2023; Alumni Dublinienses [1924]) HJ