Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (January 5, 1863 – October 25, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]
Benjamin L. Fairchild | |
|---|---|
 Benjamin L. Fairchild, New York Congressman | |
| United States Congress | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1863 Sweden, New York, USA |
| Died | October 25, 1946 (aged 83) Pelham Manor, New York, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Columbian University |
Early life and education
editBorn in Sweden, Monroe County, New York, Fairchild attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and a business college. He graduated from the law department of Columbian University (now George Washington University Law School), in Washington, D.C., in 1885.[2]
Career
editHe was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in New York City. He was employed in the draftsman division of the United States Patent Office from 1877 to 1879. He served as clerk in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1879 to 1885.[3]
Benjamin Fairchild was elected as a Republican to the 54th United States Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He unsuccessfully contested the election of William L. Ward to the 55th Congress.[4]
Fairchild was elected to the 65th Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the 66th Congress.[5]
Fairchild was again elected to the 67th Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th Congress, but was subsequently elected to that Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James V. Ganly. He was reelected to the 69th Congress and served from November 6, 1923, to March 3, 1927. Fairchild was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.[6][7][8]
Personal life
editBenjamin Fairchild died in Pelham Manor, New York, October 25, 1946. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City.
References
edit- ^ Congress, United States (1947). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Affairs, United States Congress House Committee on Foreign (1973). Survey of Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Affairs (1789-1975), United States Congress House Committee on Foreign. Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. U.S. Government Printing Office.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Grounds, United States Congress House Committee on Public Buildings and (1917). Public Buildings and Grounds: Hearings Before the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, House of Representatives, on H.J. Res. 67, Authorizing the Transfer of the Building Recently Erected for the Interior Department to the War Department [and] H.R. 3833, Authorizing the Erection of a Building for the Navy Department in the City of Washington, D.C. April 26, 27, and 30. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ House, United States Congress (1917). Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Public Buildings and Grounds: Hearings ... U.S. Government Printing Office. 1919.
- ^ Documents, United States Superintendent of (1901). Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States: Being the "Comprehensive Index" Provided for by the Act Approved January 12, 1895. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Darwish, Nadia T.; Alias, Yatimah; Khor, Sook Mei (2015). "Indium tin oxide with zwitterionic interfacial design for biosensing applications in complex matrices". Applied Surface Science. 325: 91–99. Bibcode:2015ApSS..325...91D. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.10.167. ISSN 0169-4332.
External links
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