Erastus Fairbanks

Name

Erastus Fairbanks

First Name

Erastus
Often used first initial only "E."

Last Name

Fairbanks

Born

28 October 1792

Died

20 November 1864

Parents

Joseph Fairbanks and Phebe (Paddock) Fairbanks

Spouse

Lois Crossman

Date Married

1815-05-30

Children

at least nine

Profession

Lawyer, Politician, Manufacturer

Note

Twice governor of Vermont.
A Founder of the Republican Party in Vermont.
Shared a podium once with Charles C. Burleigh at a Fourth of July Temperance event in Montpelier, 1842
Photo credit, Public Domain,

Photo Source

Charles Calistus Burleigh

Related Places

Most of his productive life was in Vermont, but he was born in Massachusetts.

Vermont

Massachusetts - Northampton and western

Associated Causes

Temperance

Abolition

Republican Party

Religious Affiliation

Congregationalist

Congregational