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various missionary and religious societies of York. In 1893 he published a volume entitled How the Way was Prepared, which gave an account of his eventful life in the slavery days. He died Oct. 12, 1898, in Angelica, N.Y. Faiibank, Nathaniel K., merchant, was born in 1829 in Sodus, N.Y. He became a director in the Commercial national bank; president and principal owner of the Elk

New

Rapids iron company of Michigan; and vicepresident of the Auditorium association. He was formerly president of the Chicago board of trade; and for thirteen years president of the Chicago club.

Fairbank, Wilson Henry, statesman, was born April 3, 1836, in Warren, Mass. In 1895 he was elected republican representative to the Massachusetts state legislature; and in 1897 was elected to the Massachusetts state senate.

Fairbanks, Arthur, educator, clergyman, author, was born Nov. 13, 1864, in Hanover, N.H. He was educated at St. Johns-

bury academy; and

Dartmouth

college.

graduated from In 1887-88 he attend-

in 1886

ed the Yale divinity school; tended the Union theological in 1889-90 studied in Berlin For several years he was a clergyman; and since 1886

in 1888-89 at-

seminary; and

and Freiburg, congregational has been ennow professor ot

gaged in teaching. He is Greek literature and archaeology, and is head of the department of Greek, at the state He is the author of university of Iowa. Introduction to Sociology; and First Philosophers of Greece.

Fairbanks, Arthur Willard, physician, surgeon, ethnologist, was born Oct. 9, 1869, in Boston, Mass. In 1893 he graduated from Harvard university medical school of Boston, Mass.; and subsequently studied at the university of Berlin, Germany. He has been instructor in clinical medicine at Tufts colHe lege; and medical inspector of schools. was assistant in the department of ethnology at the World's Columbian exposition; and was engaged in ethnological and archaeological research among the Indian tribes of North Dakota and Montana. He is a successful physician of Boston, Mass.; a specialist in the diseases of children; and is visiting physician to the Boston dispensary and to the Boston floating hospital. He is one of the board of directors of the Fairbanks Family in America association; a member of the Boston society of natural history; a member of the Boston medical library; and a, member of the Massachusetts medical society and of various other organizations. Fairbanks, Charles B., clergyman, author, was born March 19, 1837, -in Boston, Mass. He was the author of Memorials of the Blessed; and translated from the French Spirit of Christianity. He respondent of the Boston

was

foreign cor-

Evening Tran-

script in Paris, France, 3,

where he died

Sept.,

1859.

Fairbanks, Charles Henry, philologist, linguist, photographic chemist, was born July He took up the 3, 1868, in Oxbou, N.Y.

study of languages as a pastime, first mastering French and German; then learning Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and other languages. He also understands Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Japanese, Volapuk, Finish; Aztec of Mexico, about twenty in all. As a musician he has also attained success, having organized and conducted several string combinations. In 1893 he was commercial agent and interpreter for the manufacturers of the kodak, at the world's fair at Chicago; and in 1895 accepted a position with a New York house to travel abroad. Fairbanks, Charles Warren, vice-president of the United States, was born May 11, 1852, near Unionville Center, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools; and in 1872 graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan university in the classical course. In 1874 he was admitted to the practice of law; moved to Indianapolis in the same year;

and

there practiced profession until admission to the United States senate. In 1885 he was elected a trustee of the Ohio Wesleyan university. In 1892 and 1898 he was chairman of the Indiana republican state conventions. In 1897-1905 he was a member of the United States senate. In 1896, 1900 and 1904 he was delegate to the republican conventions held in St. Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago. In 1904 he was unaniiiiously nominated for vice-president of the United States and was elected on the ticket with Theodore Roosevelt, receiving three hundred and thirty-seven of the four hundred and seventy-six electoral votes. Fairbanks, Erastus, manufacturer, governor, was born Oct. 28, 1792, in Brimfield, Mass. He was a member of the legislature in 1836-38; president of the Passumpsic and Connecticut river railroad company in 1849; and the eighteenth governor of Vermont in 1852-53 and in 1860-61. He died on Nov. 24, 1864, in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Fairbanks, Franklin, manufacturer, was born June 18, 1828, in St. Johnsbury, Vt. He began his business career in the Arm of E. his his

and T. Fairbanks company; and

in 1876-88 he was vice-president. He was president of the First national bank; and of the Vermont international telegraph company. He died April 24, 1895, in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Fairbanks, George Rainsford, soldier, lawyer, legislator, author, was born July 5 1820, in Watertown, N.Y. He has been