Carleton Putnam

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1901 – 1998

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Who was Carleton Putnam?

Carleton Putnam was an American businessman, biographer, writer, and segregationist. He graduated from Princeton University in 1924 and received a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1932. He founded Chicago & Southern Airlines in 1933, which in 1953 was merged with Delta Air Lines. He would later serve as chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines and hold a seat on its board of directors until his death.

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Born
Dec 19, 1901
Manhattan
Religion
  • Episcopal Church
Education
  • Columbia Law School
  • Princeton University
Died
Mar 5, 1998
Charlottesville

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on July 23, 2013

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