What is Cassius Fairchild?
'''Cassius Fairchild''' (December 16, 1829-October 24, 1868) was a [[Wisconsin]] businessman, politician, and military officer. he was born in Franklin Mills, Ohio (now [[Kent, Ohio]]). Fairchild was educated mostly in Ohio. His father was [[Jairus C. Fairchild]], who was the first Treasurer of Wisconsin and the first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. His brother was [[Lucius Fairchild]], [[Governor of Wisconsin]]. He moved to Wisconsin and managed his family's cranberry and lumber businesses. He also managed their rental properties. Fairchild was elected to the [[Madison, Wisconsin]] Common Council where he served as president. He also served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. At the time of the [[American Civil War]], Fairchild enlisted in the Union Army becoming a colonel in the [[16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]. Fairchild was badly wounded in the [[Battle of Shiloh]], and eventually died of his wounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinpeople/cassius_fairchild%20fra.htm |title=Cassius Fairchild |work=History of Dane County, 1880 |publisher=Secondwi.com (online) |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1322&keyword=cassius+fairchild |title=Fairchild, Cassius 1829 - 1868 |work=WisconsinHistory.org |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-date=10 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610222049/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1322&keyword=cassius+fairchild |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fairchild.html Political Graveyard: Fairchild] {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairchild, Cassius}} [[Category:People from Ohio]] [[Category:People from Wisconsin]] [[Category:1829 births]] [[Category:1868 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]]