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See also
Andrew
Adams —
Selden
E. Bacon —
Donald
F. Bigelow —
William
Osborne Dapping —
John
Fairfield Dryden —
Fairchild
Farrand —
Jeremiah
Halsey —
Darwin
Rush James —
Paul
Fouts Jones —
Raymond
Charles Moley —
Hiram
Fairchild Stevens —
Hiram
Fairchild Stevens |
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Fairchild, Alfred C. —
of Muskegon
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Fairchild, Benjamin Lewis
(1863-1946) —
also known as Benjamin L. Fairchild —
of Pelham, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Sweden, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
5, 1863.
Son of Benjamin Fairchild (1829-1897) and Calista (Schaeffer)
Fairchild (1836-1921).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27
(16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27);
defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1918 (24th District),
1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District),
1930 (24th District).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
25, 1946 (age 83 years, 293
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Fairchild, Bert K. —
of Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa.
Republican. Member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Ida County; elected 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Fairchild, Cassius
(1829-1868) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in 1829.
Son of Jairus C. Fairchild.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War.
Died, from war
wounds, 1868
(age about
39 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Fairchild, Charles Stebbins
(1842-1924) —
also known as Charles S. Fairchild —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., April 30,
1842.
Son of Sidney Thompson Fairchild and Helen
(Childs) Fairchild (1810-1892).
Lawyer;
New
York state attorney general, 1876-77; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-89; president, New York Security
and Trust
Company, 1889-1904; president, Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad;
director, Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., November
24, 1924 (age 82 years, 208
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Cazenovia, N.Y.
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Fairchild, Christine —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1984;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Fairchild, David
(c.1791-1866) —
of California.
Born about 1791.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly 18th District, 1860-61.
Died September
17, 1866 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Pilot
Hill Cemetery, Pilot Hill, Calif.
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Fairchild, Eben —
of Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Trumbull, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, Edward Thomas
(1872-1965) —
also known as Edward T. Fairchild —
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., June 17,
1872.
Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1907-08; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1916; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1930-57.
Died October
29, 1965 (age 93 years, 134
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, George Winthrop
(1854-1924) —
also known as George W. Fairchild —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 6,
1854.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1907-19 (24th District 1907-13,
34th District 1913-19); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
31, 1924 (age 70 years, 239
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Fairchild, H. A. —
of Whatcom (now part of Bellingham), Whatcom
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, Hiram Orlando
(1845-1925) —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; Marinette
County District Attorney; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883-86; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1885; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1888.
Died in 1925
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Marinette, Wis.
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Fairchild, Jairus C.
(1801-1862) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born December
27, 1801.
Democrat. Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1848-52; mayor of
Madison, Wis., 1856-57.
Died July 18,
1862 (age 60 years, 203
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Fairchild, John A.
(1828-1903) —
of Siskiyou
County, Calif.
Born in Mississippi, January
23, 1828.
Rancher;
member of California
state assembly 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in California, June 22,
1903 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Yreka, Calif.
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Fairchild, Jonathan Starr
(c.1783-1826) —
also known as Jonathan S. Fairchild —
of Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born about 1783.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Newtown, 1824-25.
Died November
7, 1826 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Taunton Cemetery, Newtown, Conn.
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Fairchild, Kurt —
of St. John, Stafford
County, Kan.
Republican. Chair of
Stafford County Republican Party, 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Fairchild, Larry L. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Fairchild, Lewis —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County 2nd District, 1855.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, Lucius
(1831-1896) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Franklin Mill (unknown
county), Ohio, December
27, 1831.
Son of Jairus C. Fairchild.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost an
arm; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1864-66; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1866-72; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1880-81; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1888.
Died May 23,
1896 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Fairchild, Nathan B.
(1796-1859) —
of Oxford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in 1796.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Oxford, 1833.
Died in 1859
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Congregational Cemetery, Oxford, Conn.
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Fairchild, Robert
(1775-1835) —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born January
19, 1775.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1822-23, 1829,
1832; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1825, 1831 (at-large 1825, 10th District 1831).
Died July 11,
1835 (age 60 years, 173
days).
Interment at Congregational
Burying Ground, Stratford, Conn.
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Fairchild, Roy —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1996,
2000
(alternate).
Still living as of 2000.
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Fairchild, Sidney Thompson
(1808-1889) —
also known as Sidney T. Fairchild —
of Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
15, 1808.
Son of John Fairchild and Flavia Fairchild.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1860,
1864.
Died in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., February
15, 1889 (age 80 years, 92
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Cazenovia, N.Y.
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Fairchild, Sylvester M. —
of Minnesota.
Midroad Populist candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, Thomas Edward
(1912-2007) —
also known as Thomas E. Fairchild —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1912.
Son of Edward Thomas Fairchild.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948-51; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950, 1952; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1951-52; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1957-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-81; senior judge, 1981-2007.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
12, 2007 (age 94 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fairchild, William Henry
(1853-1929) —
also known as William H. Fairchild —
of Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born January
31, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died May 8,
1929 (age 76 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bradley
Cemetery, Fairfield, Vt.
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