Notable people · Politician · Vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks
Born in a log cabin near Unionville Center, Fairbanks graduated from Ohio Wesleyan, built a career in Indiana law and railroads, and was a U.S. senator and then 26th Vice President under Theodore Roosevelt.
At a glance
- Born
- 1852-05-11
- Died
- 1918-06-04
- Education
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, to 1872, BA and MA
- Known as
- Politician, Vice President
- Organizations
- Ohio Wesleyan University
Life story
Charles Warren Fairbanks was born in 1852 in a log cabin near Unionville Center, the son of a wagon-maker, Loriston Fairbanks, and Mary Adelaide Smith.
He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1872 with a BA and an MA and met Cornelia Cole while co-editing the school paper. He practiced law and worked as a railroad financier for Jay Gould in Indiana.
He gave the keynote at the 1896 Republican convention, served as U.S. Senator for Indiana from 1897 to 1905, and was Vice President from 1905 to 1909. He was the first vice president to serve a full term without casting a tie-breaking vote. He ran for the presidential nomination in 1908 and 1916 and was Charles Evans Hughes's 1916 running mate. He died of nephritis in 1918.
Timeline
- 1852-05-11: Born near Unionville Center (Union County, OH) source
- 1872: Graduates from Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) source
- 1896: Gives keynote at the Republican National Convention source
- 1897: Becomes U.S. Senator from Indiana (to 1905) source
- 1905: Inaugurated Vice President (to 1909) source
- 1916: Republican vice-presidential nominee; ticket loses source
- 1918-06-04: Dies source
What Charles is known for
- 26th Vice President of the United States (1905-1909)
- U.S. Senator from Indiana (1897-1905)
Honors and things named for them
- 26th Vice President of the United States
Family
- wife: Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
- father: Loriston Monroe Fairbanks
Places in Ohio to see
- Crown Hill Cemetery (grave, Indiana) (grave)
Indianapolis, Marion (Indiana) County official page
Ohio places
Where Charles W. Fairbanks was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Unionville Center, Union County ZIP 43077 · Unionville Center · Union County
- School: Delaware, Delaware County ZIP 43015 · Delaware · Delaware County
- Buried: Indianapolis (Crown Hill Cemetery), Marion (Indiana) County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. High: the main facts were confirmed in sources we opened.
- Wikipedia: Charles W. Fairbanks birth Unionville Center; Ohio Wesleyan 1872; senator; vice president; 1916 nomination; burial Crown Hill