DATE OF BIRTH: Jan. 30, 1797 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: Saco |
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DATE OF DEATH: Dec. 24, 1847 |
PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, DC |
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PROFESSION: Lawyer |
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POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Democrat |
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TERM IN OFFICE: 1) January 4, 1839 – January 12, 1841
2) January 4, 1842 – March 7, 1843 |
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FIRST LADY: Anna Paine |
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QUOTE: [Government] is not a power adverse to that of the people… It is in fact a part of the people themselves; having, with them, identical interests and common objects. The enjoyment of equal rights, a common participation in the choice of public officers, the sentiment of patriotism, a general diffusion of intelligence…are far better guarantees for the stability of government, than any that merely mercenary interests can afford.
Inaugural Address, January 4, 1842 |
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OTHER ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICES: Reporter of Decisions of the Maine Supreme Court, Congressman, U.S. Senator |
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FURTHER READING:
Arndt, J. Chris. “John Fairfield,” American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999, Vol. 7, pp. 686-687.
Chase, Henry. Representative Men of Maine. Portland: The Lakeside Press, 1893, p. XXI
“Death of Mr. Fairfield,” Eastern Argus, Portland, December 27, 1847.
Hamilton, Harry Fairfield. “Gov. John Fairfield,” Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Bangor, 1887, pp. 1-7.
Robinson, William A. “John Fairfield,” Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Scribner’s Sons, 1933, Vol. VI, pp. 257-258.
Staples, Arthur G., Editor. “The Letters of John Fairfield.” Lewiston: Lewiston Journal Company, 1922. |
