Jairus C. Fairchild
American Democratic politician, first Wisconsin State Treasurer, first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jairus Cassius Fairchild (December 27, 1801 – July 18, 1862) was an American Democratic politician and a businessman. He was the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin and the first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2] He was the father of Wisconsin's tenth governor, Lucius Fairchild. In historical documents, he is often referred to as "J. C. Fairchild" and his first name is sometimes misspelled "Jarius".
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1st State Treasurer of Wisconsin | |
In office June 7, 1848 – January 5, 1852 | |
Governor | Nelson Dewey |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Edward H. Janssen |
1st Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin | |
In office April 7, 1856 – April 6, 1857 | |
Preceded by | Peter Van Bergen (as Village President) |
Succeeded by | Augustus A. Bird |
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Born | Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-12-27)December 27, 1801 Granville, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 18, 1862(1862-07-18) (aged 60) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
Political party | Democratic |
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Profession | politician, businessman |
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