Horace
Fairbanks
Born in Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Erastus Fairbanks
and Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks
Brother of
Jane (Fairbanks) Jewett, Charles Fairbanks, Julia (Fairbanks) Paddock, Franklin Fairbanks, Sarah (Fairbanks) Stone and Emily (Fairbanks) Goodell
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Taylor) Fairbanks
— married
9 Aug 1849 in Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Died
at age 67
in New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2015
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| Preceded by 35th Governor Asahel Peck |
Horace Fairbanks 36th Governor of Vermont  |
Succeeded by 37th Governor Redfield Proctor |
Biography
Horace Fairbanks is Notable.
- Fact: Occupation (from 1876 to 1878) Governor of the State of Vermont
- Fact: Residence (1880) St Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
- Fact: Burial (1888) Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Born: Mar 21, 1820
Passed: Mar 17, 1888
Birth State: Vermont
Party: Republican
Family: Married Mary E. Taylor; Five Children
HORACE FAIRBANKS was born in Barnet, Vermont. After studying at academies in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, he became a clerk in the Fairbanks Scale Company that his father and uncle had founded. He rose to become the company’s financial manager and was involved in founding the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, which provided the Northeast with access to the Great Lakes. Although elected to the state Senate in 1869, he was prevented by illness from taking office. Seven years later, however, he won the race for governor. During his administration, a Board of Agriculture was established, and provision was made for the licensing of physicians. After retiring as governor, Fairbanks resumed his business career and served for a number of years as a trustee of the University of Vermont. He died in New York City and was interred in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 September 2019, 12:37), entry for Horace Fairbanks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K89N-ZGV); contributed by various users.
- Find A Grave Memorial# 13092391
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