What is Jairus C. Fairchild?
'''Jairus Cassius Fairchild''' (December 27, 1801-October 24, 1862) was an [[Americans|American]] politician and businessman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fairchild.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fairchild|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> ==Biography== Fairchild was born in [[Granville (village), New York|Granville, New York]]. He moved to [[Hudson, Ohio]] and became a merchant. Later he would move to [[Kent, Ohio|Franklin Mills, Ohio]] for a short time. While there he operated a tannery before moving to [[Cleveland]] around 1834.<ref>{{cite news |title=Civil War hero, governor had roots in Kent |author=Di Paolo, Roger |work= Kent: Celebrating 200 Years |publisher=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]] |date=8 September 2006 |page= 5}}</ref> He then moved to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] in 1845 and then to [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. Fairchild had a business working with cranberries and the lumber industry. He was also president of a railroad. From 1848 to 1852, Fairchild was the first State Treasurer of the State of [[Wisconsin]]. In 1856 he was elected the first Mayor of the city of Madison, Wisconsin. Two of his sons [[Cassius Fairchild|Cassius]], and [[Lucius Fairchild|Lucius]] were also active in Wisconsin politics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1323&search=cassius+fairchilld |title=Fairchild, Jairus Cassius 1801 - 1862 |access-date=2012-11-25 |archive-date=2011-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610222103/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1323&search=cassius+fairchilld |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairchild, Jairus C.}} [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Cleveland]] [[Category:Politicians from Cleveland]] [[Category:Politicians from New York (state)]] [[Category:19th-century American politicians]] [[Category:1801 births]] [[Category:186