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Fairchild family of Madison, Wisconsin

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  Jairus C. Fairchild (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.
  Relatives: Father of Cassius Fairchild and Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896).
  Political family: Fairchild family of Madison, Wisconsin.
  Cassius Fairchild (1829-1868) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in 1829. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Jairus C. Fairchild (1801-1862); brother of Lucius Fairchild.
  Political family: Fairchild family of Madison, Wisconsin.
  Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Franklin Mill (unknown county), Ohio, December 27, 1831. 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. Consul General in Paris, as of 1879; 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.
  Relatives: Son of Jairus C. Fairchild; brother of Cassius Fairchild (1829-1868).
  Political family: Fairchild family of Madison, Wisconsin.
  Cross-reference: John C. Spooner
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
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