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Cassius Fairchild
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Portrait of Cassius Fairchild of Madison, the eldest son of Jairus Fairchild, about 1859. At this time he assumed responsibility for a large part of the family interests as well as achieving a leadership role in the Democratic Party. In 1959 he was chairman of the state party and elected to a position in the Assembly. He served during the Civil War and died prematurely as a result of a wound received at the Battle of Shiloh.
1859
Fuller, John S., approximately 1815-1902
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Jairus Fairchild
1862
Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-1862), the first mayor of the city Madison (1856). Fairchild was also the father of Lucius Fairchild, governor and Civil War gen...
Jarius Cassius Fairchild
1862
Head and shoulders portrait of Jairus Cassius Fairchild, Madison's first mayor.
Sally Blair Fairchild
1862
Sally Blair Fairchild, the wife of Jairus Fairchild, the first mayor of Madison, and the mother of Lucius, Cassius, Charles Fairchild, and Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover. This photograph was probably...
Young Increase A. Lapham
1859
Studio portrait of Increase A. Lapham in suit and tie.
