What county named for a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War is represented by Assemblyman Kevin Byrne?
Putnam County, New York Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 99,710. The county seat is Carmel. Putnam County formed in 1812 from Dutchess County and is named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Vincent Mathews Vincent Mathews (June 29, 1766 – August 23, 1846) was a United States Representative from New York. He was born at "Matthew's Field," in Blooming Grove, New York in Orange County in the village founded by his grandfather of the same name. He had two uncles who were supportive of the British's efforts during the American Revolutionary War. including David Mathews the Loyalist Mayor of New York City.