| LC control no. | n 85158288 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fairfield, John, 1797-1847 |
| See also | Maine. Governor (1839-1841 : Fairfield) Maine. Governor (1842-1843 : Fairfield) |
| Birth date | 1797-01-30 |
| Death date | 1847-12-24 |
| Place of birth | Saco (Me.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. House Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Governors |
| Found in | Allen, J. H. The public man, 1848: t.p. (Hon. John Fairfield) LC in OCLC, 11-29-85 (hdg.: Fairfield, John, 1797-1847) NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for His Autograph letter signed and proclamation, 1842-1843 (John Fairfield, 1797-1847; of Saco, Me.; U.S. Senator and Representative; also governor of Maine) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed online, June 30, 2015 (FAIRFIELD, John (1797-1847); Senate; Years of Service: 1843-1847; Party: Democrat; FAIRFIELD, John, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Saco, York County, Maine, Jan. 30, 1797; attended the Saco schools, Thornton Academy, and Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; engaged in trade; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Biddleford and Saco, Maine; appointed a trustee of Thornton Academy in 1826 and served as president of the board of trustees 1845-1847; appointed reporter of the State supreme court in 1832; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses and served from Mar. 4, 1835, to Dec. 24, 1838, when he resigned, having been elected Governor; Governor of Maine 1839-1843, when he resigned, having been elected Senator; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuel Williams; reelected, and served from Dec. 4, 1843, until his death on Dec. 24, 1847; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses); died in Washington, D.C.; interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Me.) |
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