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Bacon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#547.88.15">Philo Fairchild Barnum</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigelow.html#445.91.18">Donald F. Bigelow</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#975.20.33">William Osborne Dapping</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#795.00.09">John Fairfield Dryden</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farrand-farrar.html#062.60.39">Fairchild Farrand</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halsey.html#805.76.81">Jeremiah Halsey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heyburn-hickerson.html#850.82.04">William Albert Hicken</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#495.81.56">Darwin Rush James</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones7.html#406.16.76">Paul Fouts Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knowles-knowlton.html#390.05.49">Julius William Knowlton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#982.18.80">Raymond Charles Moley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/odell.html#262.50.35">Arthur Ulysses Odell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens4.html#353.49.34">Hiram Fairchild Stevens</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens4.html#057.13.00">Hiram Fairchild Stevens</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wheeler.html#166.01.79">D. Fairchild Wheeler</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="957.61.70">Fairchild, Alfred C.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961. Still living as of 1961. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="902.20.77">Fairchild, Benjamin Lewis</a> (1863-1946)</b> — also known as <b>Benjamin L. Fairchild</b> — of Pelham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Born in Sweden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-born.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/01-05.html">January 5, 1863</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 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 (Independence League, 24th District), 1918 (24th District), 1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District), 1930 (24th District), 1932 (24th District). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Pelham Manor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-died.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/10-25.html">October 25, 1946</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 293 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-buried.html#cms00342">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Bronx, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Benjamin Fairchild and Calista (Schaeffer) Fairchild; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/02-28.html">February 28, 1893</a>, to Anna E. Crumbie; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/04-21.html">April 21, 1922</a>, to Elinor Gardiner Parsons; second cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#659.28.97">Henry Meigs</a>; second cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#138.34.76">Timothy Pitkin</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#974.07.84">Henry Meigs Jr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fornance-forsythe.html#715.19.72">John Forsyth Jr.</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boardman.html#893.69.66">William Whiting Boardman</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#425.37.47">Frances Payne Bolton</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#659.80.35">Oliver Payne Bolton</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0051.html">Upham family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000004">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403966">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="544.25.66">Fairchild, Bert K.</a></b> — of Ida Grove, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ID-lived.html">Ida County</a>, Iowa. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/sthse.html">Iowa state house of representatives</a> from Ida County; elected 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="200.07.33">Fairchild, Cassius</a> (1829-1868)</b> — of Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1829/index.html">1829</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1860; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/civil-war.html">war wounds</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/index.html">1868</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/39.html">about 39 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-buried.html#cms00116">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Madison, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#423.79.80">Jairus C. Fairchild</a>; brother of <a href="#181.53.46">Lucius Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12197.html">Fairchild family</a> of Madison, Wisconsin.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=iYdBkBWv0QsC&pg=PA520"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/005/12.88.jpg" width=70 height=102 border=0 alt="Charles S. Fairchild"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="005.12.88">Fairchild, Charles Stebbins</a> (1842-1924)</b> — also known as <b>Charles S. Fairchild</b> — of Albany, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-lived.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y.; Cazenovia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y.; Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Cazenovia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-born.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1842/04-30.html">April 30, 1842</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/attygn.html">New York state attorney general</a>, 1876-77; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of the Treasury</a>, 1887-89; president, New York Security and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Trust Company</a>, 1889-1904; president, Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>; director, Erie and Pittsburgh <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-epsilon.html">Delta Kappa Epsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-delta-phi.html">Alpha Delta Phi</a>. Died in Cazenovia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-died.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/11-24.html">November 24, 1924</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 208 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-buried.html#cms00099">Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Cazenovia, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#134.29.39">Sidney Thompson Fairchild</a> and Helen (Childs) Fairchild; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/06-01.html">June 1, 1871</a>, to Helen Lincklaen (niece of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seymour.html#287.08.86">Horatio Seymour</a>; granddaughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seymour.html#388.11.15">Henry Seymour</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles S. Fairchild">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/434/000209804">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7742919">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1897</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="774.77.97">Fairchild, Christine</a></b> — of Owosso, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SH-lived.html">Shiawassee County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/MI.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/MI.html">1988</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="765.48.00">Fairchild, David</a> (c.1791-1866)</b> — of California. Born about 1791. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/forty-niners.html">Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 18th District, 1860-61. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/09-17.html">September 17, 1866</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">about 75 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ED-buried.html#cms06006">Pilot Hill Cemetery</a>, Pilot Hill, Calif. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="089.75.31">Fairchild, Eben</a></b> — of Trumbull, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Trumbull, 1828. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="773.10.14">Fairchild, Edward</a></b> — of Aurora, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/DA-lived.html">Dearborn County</a>, Ind. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/aurora.html#2">Aurora, Ind.</a>, 1819-25. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8253035657/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/974/46.13.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="Edward T. Fairchild"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="974.46.13">Fairchild, Edward Thomas</a> (1872-1965)</b> — also known as <b>Edward T. Fairchild</b> — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis.; Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born in Towanda, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BR-born.html">Bradford County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/06-17.html">June 17, 1872</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/printing.html">Printer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a>, 1907-10, 1915-16; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1916-30; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Wisconsin state supreme court</a>, 1930-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court</a>, 1954-57. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/10-29.html">October 29, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/93.html">93 years, 134 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Harvey Arthur Fairchild and Mary Elizabeth (Kiehle) Fairchild; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/06-30.html">June 30, 1903</a>, to Helen McCurdy Edwards; father of <a href="#016.99.09">Thomas Edward Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward T. Fairchild (Wisconsin associate justice)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/fairchild.htm">Wisconsin Supreme Court biography</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Wisconsin Blue Book 1940</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="127.15.09">Fairchild, Francis</a></b> — of Danbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/danbury.html#4">Danbury, Conn.</a>, 1849, 1853-61. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="247.17.72">Fairchild, George A.</a></b> — of Stratford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Stratford; elected 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="485.50.85">Fairchild, George Winthrop</a> (1854-1924)</b> — also known as <b>George W. Fairchild</b> — of Oneonta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OG-lived.html">Otsego County</a>, N.Y. Born in Oneonta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OG-born.html">Otsego County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/05-06.html">May 6, 1854</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1907-19 (24th District 1907-13, 34th District 1913-19); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/NY.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/NY.html">1916</a>. Died in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/12-31.html">December 31, 1924</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 239 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OG-buried.html#cms01022">Glenwood Cemetery</a>, Oneonta, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Jesse Fairchild and Belle (Morenus) Fairchild; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/02-18.html">February 18, 1891</a>, to Josephine Mills Sherman; second cousin four times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams1.html#259.69.16">Andrew Adams</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilcoxon-wiles.html#670.74.05">Ira R. Wildman</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#125.18.82">Israel Coe</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#615.47.93">John Alsop</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#883.87.52">Lyman Wetmore Coe</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0119.html">Wildman family</a> of Danbury, Connecticut; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0495.html">Beakes-Greene-Witter family</a> (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000005">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403967">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7576584">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="319.66.37">Fairchild, H. A.</a></b> — of Whatcom (now part of Bellingham), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WH-lived.html">Whatcom County</a>, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/WA.html">1896</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Fairchild, H. L.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#775.83.31">Harmon L. Fairchild</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="775.83.31">Fairchild, Harmon L.</a></b> — also known as <b>H. L. Fairchild</b> — of Midland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MI-lived.html">Midland County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/midland.html">mayor of Midland, Mich.</a>, 1911, 1921. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="032.33.70">Fairchild, Hiram B.</a></b> — of Alviso (now part of San Jose), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SC-lived.html">Santa Clara County</a>, Calif. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/sanjose.html#4">Alviso, Calif.</a>, 1865-68. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="598.16.76">Fairchild, Hiram Orlando</a> (1845-1925)</b> — of Marinette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-lived.html">Marinette County</a>, Wis. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1845/index.html">1845</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-officials.html">Marinette County District Attorney</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a>, 1883-86; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly</a>, 1885; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/WI.html">1888</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/index.html">1925</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">about 80 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MR-buried.html#cms08237">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Marinette, Wis. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="423.79.80">Fairchild, Jairus C.</a> (1801-1862)</b> — of Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1801/12-27.html">December 27, 1801</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/trea.html">Wisconsin state treasurer</a>, 1848-52; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/madison.html">mayor of Madison, Wis.</a>, 1856-57. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/07-18.html">July 18, 1862</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 203 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-buried.html#cms00116">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Madison, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Father of <a href="#200.07.33">Cassius Fairchild</a> and <a href="#181.53.46">Lucius Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12197.html">Fairchild family</a> of Madison, Wisconsin.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="999.83.56">Fairchild, John A.</a> (1828-1903)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SK-lived.html">Siskiyou County</a>, Calif. Born in Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/01-23.html">January 23, 1828</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Rancher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 28th District, 1867-69. Died in California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/06-22.html">June 22, 1903</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 150 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SK-buried.html#cms05974">Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Yreka, Calif. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="054.58.98">Fairchild, John C.</a></b> — of Mamaroneck, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/mamaroneck.html#3">Mamaroneck, N.Y.</a>, 1887. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="821.38.96">Fairchild, Jonathan Starr</a> (c.1783-1826)</b> — also known as <b>Jonathan S. Fairchild</b> — of Newtown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Born about 1783. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Newtown, 1824-25. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1826/11-07.html">November 7, 1826</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/43.html">about 43 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-buried.html# ">Taunton Cemetery</a>, Newtown, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/43841761">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="274.70.89">Fairchild, Kurt</a></b> — of St. John, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ST-lived.html">Stafford County</a>, Kan. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ST-parties.html">Chair of Stafford County Republican Party</a>, 2011. Still living as of 2011. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="558.29.50">Fairchild, Larry L.</a></b> — of Michigan. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 5th District, 1994. Still living as of 1994. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="907.22.84">Fairchild, Lewis</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CN-lived.html">Chenango County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Chenango County 2nd District, 1855. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="181.53.46">Fairchild, Lucius</a> (1831-1896)</b> — of Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-lived.html">Dane County</a>, Wis. Born in Franklin Mill (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ZZ-born.html">unknown county</a>), Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/12-27.html">December 27, 1831</a>. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/disabled.html">lost an arm</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Wisconsin</a>, 1864-66; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1866-72; U.S. Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-consuls.html ">Paris</a>, as of 1879; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-diplomats.html ">Spain</a>, 1880-81; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/05-23.html">May 23, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 148 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-buried.html#cms00116">Forest Hill Cemetery</a>, Madison, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#423.79.80">Jairus C. Fairchild</a>; brother of <a href="#200.07.33">Cassius Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12197.html">Fairchild family</a> of Madison, Wisconsin.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/speranza-sprafka.html#687.88.04">John C. Spooner</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/lucius-fairchild/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/fairchild-lucius ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="062.69.29">Fairchild, Nathan B.</a> (1796-1859)</b> — of Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1796/index.html">1796</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Oxford, 1833. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/index.html">1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">about 63 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-buried.html# ">Congregational Cemetery</a>, Oxford, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Augusta Sherman.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10548306">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="276.24.53">Fairchild, Peter B.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Essex County, 1897-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="543.79.07">Fairchild, Platt B.</a></b> — of Ogdensburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SL-lived.html">St. Lawrence County</a>, N.Y. Whig. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ogdensburg.html#3">Ogdensburg, N.Y.</a>, 1841-45. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="473.33.96">Fairchild, Robert</a> (1775-1835)</b> — of Stratford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1775/01-19.html">January 19, 1775</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Stratford, 1822-23, 1829, 1832; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a>, 1825, 1831 (at-large 1825, 10th District 1831). Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/07-11.html">July 11, 1835</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 173 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-buried.html#cms02327">Congregational Burying Ground</a>, Stratford, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/20847395">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="030.61.72">Fairchild, Roy</a></b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/LX-lived.html">Lexington County</a>, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/SC.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/SC.html">2000</a> (alternate). Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="161.61.02">Fairchild, Sherman D.</a></b> — Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Idaho</a>, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="134.29.39">Fairchild, Sidney Thompson</a> (1808-1889)</b> — also known as <b>Sidney T. Fairchild</b> — of Cazenovia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y. Born in Norwich, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CN-born.html">Chenango County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1808/11-15.html">November 15, 1808</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1860/NY.html">1860</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/NY.html">1864</a>. Died in Cazenovia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-died.html">Madison County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/02-15.html">February 15, 1889</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 92 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MA-buried.html#cms00099">Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Cazenovia, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Fairchild and Flavia Fairchild; married to Helen Childs; father of <a href="#005.12.88">Charles Stebbins Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/71219144">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="740.86.92">Fairchild, Sylvester M.</a></b> — of Minnesota. Midroad Populist candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Minnesota</a>, 1900. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="068.36.84">Fairchild, T. L.</a></b> — Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/gov.html">Governor of South Dakota</a>, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="016.99.09">Fairchild, Thomas Edward</a> (1912-2007)</b> — also known as <b>Thomas E. Fairchild</b> — Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/12-25.html">December 25, 1912</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/attygn.html">Wisconsin state attorney general</a>, 1948-51; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Wisconsin</a>, 1950, 1952; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin</a>, 1951-52; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Wisconsin state supreme court</a>, 1957-66; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/us-ct-apps.html">Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit</a>, 1966-81; senior judge, 1981-2007. Died in Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/DA-died.html">Dane County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2007/02-12.html">February 12, 2007</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/94.html">94 years, 49 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#974.46.13">Edward Thomas Fairchild</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Cross-reference:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html#759.99.97">Reena Raggi</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas E. Fairchild">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/justices/retired/fairchild2.htm">Wisconsin Supreme Court biography</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="976.72.08">Fairchild, Tracy</a></b> — of Tuscarora, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NV/EL-lived.html">Elko County</a>, Nev. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/NV.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="765.12.40">Fairchild, William H.</a></b> — of New Fairfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from New Fairfield, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="241.67.51">Fairchild, William Henry</a> (1853-1929)</b> — also known as <b>William H. Fairchild</b> — of Fairfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/01-31.html">January 31, 1853</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">superintendent of schools</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a> from Fairfield, 1888. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/05-08.html">May 8, 1929</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 97 days</a>). 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