John Fairfield (January 30 1797 – December 24 1847) was a U.S. politician from Maine having served separately as a U.S. Congressman state governor and U.S. Senator.He was born in Saco Maine and attended the Saco schools Thornton Academy and Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine. He then engaged in trade and studied law being admitted to the bar in 1826 and practiced successfully in his native town and in Biddeford Maine.
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active years end date
1838-12-24, 1841-01-12, 1842-01-05, 1847-12-24
active years start date
1835-03-04, 1839-01-02, 1843-12-04
alma mater
Bowdoin College
birth date
1797-01-30
birth place
Saco Maine
death date
1847-12-24
death place
Washington D.C.
order in office
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 13th & 16th Governor of Maine, from Maine's 1st district
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