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Charles W. Fairbanks
Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909
"Charles Fairbanks" and "Senator Fairbanks" redirect here. For other uses, see Charles Fairbanks (disambiguation) and Senator Fairbanks (disambiguation).
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Fairbanks, c. 1900s | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | James S. Sherman |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel W. Voorhees |
| Succeeded by | James A. Hemenway |
| Born | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1852-05-11)May 11, 1852 Unionville Center, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1918(1918-06-04) (aged 66) Indianapolis Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cornelia Cole (m. 1874; died 1913) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University (BA, MA) |
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks served as Vice President of the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt. Ironically, it was President Roosevelt that thwarted Fairbanks’ efforts to seek the country’s highest office.
Charles Fairbanks was born in Ohio in 1852. He attended Ohio Wesleyan and then Cleveland lag College. After marrying Cornelia Cole, Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he worked as attorney with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad struktur. Fairbanks built a successful law practice representing several railroad interests in the Midwest.
Fairbanks used his growing wealth and reputation to help several Indiana Republicans win political office and ultimately became a leader in the state’s Republican party. In 1896, he ran William McKinley’s campaign in Indiana and gave a rörande speech at the Republican National Convention. Fairbanks was elected to his first political office the same year, winning a seat in the U.S. Senate
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918)
26th Vice President of the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt
In office March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909
Born near Columbus, Ohio, Fairbanks and his wife, Cornelia Cole, moved to Indianapolis when he took a position as a lawyer for a railroad company. He developed this into a lucrative practice, specializing in transportation and corporate affairs, especially those of bankrupt railroads.
He also began supporting Republican candidates for office, and after becoming owner of the Indianapolis News in 1893, his support did not go unnoticed, especially by Ohio Governor William McKinley, for whom Fairbanks successfully campaigned to become president in 1896. Fairbanks, encouraged to run by President McKinley, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1898. As a Senator, he became the chairman of a U.S. delegation, which met with British and Canadian representatives to settle the Alaskan border.