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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MaineJohn FAIRFIELD
(1797-1847)
Senate Years of Service:
1843-1847Party: DemocratFAIRFIELD, John, a
Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Saco, York County,
Maine, January 30, 1797; attended the Saco schools, Thornton
Academy, and Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; engaged in trade;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in
Biddleford and Saco, Maine; appointed a trustee of Thornton Academy
in 1826 and served as president of the board of trustees 1845-1847;
appointed reporter of the State supreme court in 1832; elected as a
Democrat to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses and
served from March 4, 1835, to December 24, 1838, when he resigned,
having been elected Governor; Governor of Maine 1839-1843, when he
resigned, having been elected Senator; elected as a Democrat to the
United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Reuel Williams; reelected, and served from December 4, 1843,
until his death on December 24, 1847; chairman, Committee on Naval
Affairs (Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses); died in
Washington, D.C.; interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco,
Maine.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Fairfield, John. The Letters of John
Fairfield. Edited by Arthur B. Staples. Lewiston, Maine:
Lewiston Journal Co., 1922.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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