Charles W. Fairbanks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles W. Fairbanks

American politician, Senator, later Vice-President of the US

Date of Birth: 11-May-1852

Place of Birth: Unionville Center, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1918

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Charles W. Fairbanks

  • Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909.
  • He was also the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1916 presidential election. Born in Unionville Center, Ohio, Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University.
  • He became an attorney and railroad financier, working under railroad magnate Jay Gould.
  • Fairbanks delivered the keynote address at the 1896 Republican National Convention and won election to the Senate the following year.
  • In the Senate, he became an advisor to President William McKinley and served on a commission that helped settle the Alaska boundary dispute. The 1904 Republican National Convention selected Fairbanks as the running mate for President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • As vice president, Fairbanks worked against Roosevelt's progressive policies.
  • Fairbanks unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination at the 1908 Republican National Convention and backed William Howard Taft in 1912 against Roosevelt.
  • Fairbanks sought the presidential nomination at the 1916 Republican National Convention, but was instead selected as the vice presidential nominee, serving on a ticket with Charles Evans Hughes.
  • In the 1916 election, the Republican ticket lost to the Democratic ticket of President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R.
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