Gideon Putnam

Gideon Putnam (April 17, 1763 – December 1, 1812)[1] was an entrepreneur and a founder of Saratoga Springs, New York. He also worked as a miller and built the city's Grand Union and Congress Hotels. The Gideon Putnam Hotel in the Saratoga Spa State Park is named after Putnam.

Putnam was a nephew of revolutionary war generals Rufus Putnam and Israel Putnam.[2][3]

  1. ^ Klopott 1999, p. 8
  2. ^ Livingston 1901, p. 15
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