| |  FAIRCHILD:See alsoAndrewAdams —FairchildAndrus —SeldenE. Bacon —PhiloFairchild Barnum —DonaldF. Bigelow —WilliamOsborne Dapping —JohnFairfield Dryden —FairchildFarrand —JeremiahHalsey —WilliamAlbert Hicken —DarwinRush James —PaulFouts Jones —JuliusWilliam Knowlton —RaymondCharles Moley —ArthurUlysses Odell —HiramFairchild Stevens —HiramFairchild Stevens —D.Fairchild Wheeler | | Fairchild, Alfred C. — ofMuskegonCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County2nd District, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Fairchild, Benjamin Lewis(1863-1946) —also known asBenjamin L. Fairchild — of Pelham,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Sweden,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,January5, 1863.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), 1914 (IndependenceLeague, 24th District), 1918 (24th District), 1922 (24th District),1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District), 1930 (24th District),1932 (24th District).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Pelham Manor,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,October25, 1946 (age83 years, 293days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Fairchild, Bert K. — of Ida Grove,IdaCounty, Iowa.Republican. Member ofIowastate house of representatives from Ida County; elected 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Cassius(1829-1868) —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Franklin Mills (now Kent),PortageCounty, Ohio,December16, 1829.Democrat.WisconsinDemocratic state chair, 1859; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar.Englishancestry.Died, fromwarwounds, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October24, 1868 (age38 years, 313days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Fairchild, Charles — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892.Burial location unknown.  | Fairchild, Charles Stebbins(1842-1924) —also known asCharles S. Fairchild — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1842.Lawyer;NewYork state attorney general, 1876-77;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1887-89; president, New York SecurityandTrustCompany, 1889-1904; president, Atlanta and Charlotte Air LineRailroad;director, Erie and PittsburghRailroad.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;AlphaDelta Phi.Died in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1924 (age82 years, 208days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Cazenovia, N.Y. | | Fairchild, Christine — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1984,1988;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1984.Female.Still living as of 1988. | | Fairchild, Clifford — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa,2020(on behalf ofKanyeWest andMichelleTidball).Still living as of 2020. | | Fairchild, David(c.1791-1866) —of California. Born about 1791.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 18th District, 1860-61.DiedSeptember17, 1866 (ageabout 75years).Interment atPilotHill Cemetery, Pilot Hill, Calif. | | Fairchild, Eben — of Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Trumbull, 1828.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Edward — of Aurora,DearbornCounty, Ind.Postmaster atAurora,Ind., 1819-25.Burial location unknown.  | Fairchild, Edward Thomas(1872-1965) —also known asEdward T. Fairchild — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Towanda,BradfordCounty, Pa.,June 17,1872.Republican.Printer;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1907-10, 1915-16; circuit judge in Wisconsin,1916-30;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1930-57;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1954-57.Presbyterian.DiedOctober29, 1965 (age93 years, 134days).Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Francis — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Postmaster atDanbury,Conn., 1849, 1853-61.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, George A. — of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford; elected 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, George Winthrop(1854-1924) —also known asGeorge W. Fairchild — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.Born in Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1854.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from New York, 1907-19 (24th District 1907-13,34th District 1913-19); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1912,1916.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December31, 1924 (age70 years, 239days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Oneonta, N.Y. | | Fairchild, H. A. — of Whatcom (now part of Bellingham),WhatcomCounty, Wash.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, H.L.SeeHarmon L.Fairchild | | Fairchild, Harmon L. — also known asH. L. Fairchild — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1911, 1921.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Hiram B. — of Alviso (now part of San Jose),SantaClara County, Calif.Republican. Postmaster atAlviso,Calif., 1865-68.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Hiram Orlando(1845-1925) —of Marinette,MarinetteCounty, Wis.Born in1845.Republican.Lawyer;MarinetteCounty District Attorney; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1883-86;Speaker ofthe Wisconsin State Assembly, 1885; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1888.Died in1925(ageabout80 years).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Marinette, Wis. | | Fairchild, Jairus Cassius(1801-1862) —also known asJairus C. Fairchild — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1801.Democrat.Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1848-52;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1856-57.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,July 18,1862 (age60 years, 203days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis. | | Fairchild, John A.(1828-1903) —ofSiskiyouCounty, Calif.Born in Mississippi,January23, 1828.Rancher;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 28th District, 1867-69.Died in California,June 22,1903 (age75 years, 150days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Yreka, Calif. | | Fairchild, John C. — of Mamaroneck,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atMamaroneck,N.Y., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Jonathan Starr(c.1783-1826) —also known asJonathan S. Fairchild — of Newtown,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born about 1783. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Newtown, 1824-25.DiedNovember7, 1826 (ageabout 43years).Interment atTaunton Cemetery, Newtown, Conn. | | Fairchild, Kurt — of St. John,StaffordCounty, Kan.Republican.Chair ofStafford County Republican Party, 2011.Still living as of 2011. | | Fairchild, Larry L. — of Michigan. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1994.Still living as of 1994. | | Fairchild, Lewis — ofChenangoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County 2nd District, 1855.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Lucius(1831-1896) —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Franklin Mills (now Kent),PortageCounty, Ohio,December27, 1831.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; woundedat the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, andlost anarm;secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1864-66;Governor ofWisconsin, 1866-72; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1872;U.S. Consul General inParis, as of 1879; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1880-81; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1889.Englishancestry.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 23,1896 (age64 years, 148days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.| |  Relatives: SonofJairus Cassius Fairchild and Sarah'Sally' (Blair) Fairchild; brother ofCassiusFairchild; married1864 toFrances Bull; second cousin thrice removed ofAndrewAdams. | | | | Political family:Fairchildfamily of Madison, Wisconsin (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnC. Spooner | | | | ThevillageofFairchild,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — FairchildMountain,a summit in Rocky Mountain National Park,LarimerCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim. — FairchildAvenue,inKent,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Lucius Fairchild (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; sold 1947; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record |
| | Fairchild, Nathan B.(1796-1859) —of Oxford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in1796.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Oxford, 1833.Died in1859(ageabout63 years).Interment atCongregational Cemetery, Oxford, Conn. | | Fairchild, Peter B. — ofEssexCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1897-98.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Platt B. — of Ogdensburg,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.Whig. Postmaster atOgdensburg,N.Y., 1841-45.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Robert(1775-1835) —of Stratford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.BornJanuary19, 1775.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Stratford, 1822-23, 1829,1832; member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1825, 1831 (at-large 1825, 10th District 1831).DiedJuly 11,1835 (age60 years, 173days).Interment atCongregationalBurying Ground, Stratford, Conn. | | Fairchild, Roy — of Lexington,LexingtonCounty, S.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1996,2000(alternate).Still living as of 2000. | | Fairchild, Sherman D. — Independent candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Sidney Thompson(1808-1889) —also known asSidney T. Fairchild — of Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1808.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1860,1864.Died in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1889 (age80 years, 92days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Cazenovia, N.Y. | | Fairchild, Sylvester M. — of Minnesota. Midroad Populist candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1900.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, T. L. — Socialist. Candidate forGovernor ofSouth Dakota, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Thomas Edward(1912-2007) —also known asThomas E. Fairchild — Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December25, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1948-51; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1950, 1952;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1951-52;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1957-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1966-81; seniorjudge, 1981-2007.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February12, 2007 (age94 years, 49days).Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, Tracy — of Tuscarora,ElkoCounty, Nev.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNevada,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, William H. — of New Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Fairfield, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Fairchild, William Henry(1853-1929) —also known asWilliam H. Fairchild — of Fairfield,FranklinCounty, Vt.BornJanuary31, 1853.Republican.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Fairfield, 1888.Episcopalian.DiedMay 8,1929 (age76 years, 97days).Interment atBradleyCemetery, Fairfield, Vt.
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