Grandison Fairchild

American reformer (1792–1890)

Born1792

Died1890 (aged 97–98)

Grandison Fairchild
Born	1792 Sheffield, Massachusetts
Died	1890 (aged 97–98) Brownhelm, Ohio

Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890) was an American reformer and active in the founding of Oberlin College.

His sons became presidents of various educational institutions. James was president of Oberlin for a quarter of a century. Henry was president of Berea College at Berea, Kentucky. George was president of Kansas State University. Grandison Fairchild, a devout Christian, once jokingly expressed regret that all of his sons had not become full-time ministers. "They all petered out as college presidents," he is reported to have said.^[1]

Grandison and his family settled in the wilderness in Ohio about 1818.^[2]^[3]

He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts and died in Brownhelm, Ohio.

References

↑ The Pilgrim John Howland Society – Articles: Descendants: Three Fairchild Brothers – Three College Presidents Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
↑ T. M. Fairchild and Sarah Ellen (Fairchild) Filter, The Name and Family of Fairchild, The Mercer Printing Company, Iowa City, IA, 1944
↑ History of Lorain County, Ohio with Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Philadelphia, Williams Brothers, 1879 page 219

External links

Grandison Fairchild at Find a Grave

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