John Fairfield was an attorney and politician from Maine.
27 Facts About John Fairfield
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John Fairfield served as a US Congressman, governor and US Senator.
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John Fairfield practiced in Saco and Biddeford, and became active in politics as a Democrat.
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John Fairfield was elected to the US House in 1834, reelected in 1836, and served from 1835 until 1838, when he resigned to become governor.
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John Fairfield returned to the governorship in 1842, and served until resigning in 1843 to accept election to the US Senate.
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John Fairfield was elected to the final four years of the term in 1844, and served until his death.
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John Fairfield died in Washington, DC, and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
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John Fairfield was born in Pepperellborough, Massachusetts, and was the eldest of six children born to Ichabod and Sarah John Fairfield.
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John Fairfield attended the Saco schools, Thornton Academy, and Limerick Academy.
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John Fairfield is known to have served on the crew of a privateer during the War of 1812, which led to the nickname "Sailor Boy", but the exact circumstances of his wartime service are not known.
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John Fairfield studied law in the office of attorney and judge Ether Shepley, and was admitted to the bar in 1826.
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John Fairfield practiced Saco and Biddeford in partnership with George Thacher, and specialized in courtroom pleadings and trials.
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John Fairfield was appointed a trustee of Thornton Academy in 1826 and served as president of the board from 1845 to 1847.
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John Fairfield was appointed Reporter of Decisions for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1832, and authored Supreme Court Reports, published in Augusta between 1835 and 1837.
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John Fairfield was reelected in 1836, and served from March 4,1835 to December 24,1838, when he resigned to begin his first term as governor.
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In insisting on an investigation, John Fairfield broke with the custom of the time, largely favored by pro-slavery Southern members, of not referring to private "affairs of honor" on the House floor.
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John Fairfield's efforts resulted in passage of a law making it illegal to issue a dueling challenge within the city limits of Washington, DC, even if the duel was planned for a site outside the city.
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John Fairfield was the Governor of Maine from 1838 to 1841.
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John Fairfield returned to office again in 1842, and served until resigning in 1843.
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John Fairfield resigned during his second tenure as governor to accept election to The US Senate, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuel Williams.
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John Fairfield was elected in 1844 to complete the final four years of the term, and served from March 7,1843 until his death.
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John Fairfield was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the 29th and 30th Congresses.
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John Fairfield died suddenly in Washington, DC, on December 24,1847.
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John Fairfield's funeral was held at Saco's Congregational Church on December 1,1848.
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John Fairfield was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
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On September 25,1825, Fairfield married Anna Paine Thornton, the daughter of Dr Thomas G Thornton, a former US Marshal for Maine and a niece of Richard Cutts and Anna Paine Cutts.
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John Fairfield is the namesake of the town of Fort Fairfield, Maine.