Jairus C. Fairchild

Jairus C. Fairchild
Jairus C. Fairchild
1st State Treasurer of Wisconsin
	In office; June 7, 1848 – January 5, 1852
Governor	Nelson Dewey
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Edward H. Janssen
1st Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
	In office; April 7, 1856 – April 6, 1857
Preceded by	Peter Van Bergen; (as Village President)
Succeeded by	Augustus A. Bird
Personal details
Born	Jairus Cassius Fairchild; December 27, 1801; Granville, New York, U.S.
Died	July 18, 1862 (aged 60); Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Sally (Blair) Fairchild; (m. 1826; died 1866);
Children	Sarah (Dean) (Conover); (b. 1827; died 1912); James Blair Fairchild; (b. 1828; died 1832); Cassius Fairchild; (b. 1829; died 1868); Lucius Fairchild; (b. 1831; died 1896); Charles Fairchild; (b. 1838; died 1910);
Parents	Sueton Fairchild (father); Lucy (Hubble) Fairchild (mother);
Profession	politician, businessman

Jairus Cassius Fairchild (December 27, 1801 – July 18, 1862) was an American Democratic politician and a businessman. He was the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin and the first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He was the father of Wisconsin's tenth governor, Lucius Fairchild. In historical documents, he is often referred to as "J. C. Fairchild" and his first name is sometimes misspelled "Jarius".

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