Charles W. Fairbanks
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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.
In the 1916 presidential election, he was also the Republican vice presidential nominee. Fairbanks migrated to Indianapolis, Ohio, after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University.
He became a partner and railroad financier for railroad magnate Jay Gould.
Fairbanks delivered the keynote address at the 1896 Republican National Convention and gained the Senate the following year.
He served as an advisor to President William McKinley and was on a commission that helped settle the Alaska boundary controversy in the Senate. Fairbanks was selected as the running mate for President Theodore Roosevelt by the 1904 Republican National Convention.
Fairbanks lobbied against Roosevelt's liberal policies as vice president.
Fairbanks unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination at the 1908 Republican National Convention, which also endorsed William Howard Taft in 1912 against Roosevelt.
Fairbanks had been hoping for the presidency nomination at the 1916 Republican National Convention, but instead were named vice presidential nominees on a ticket with Charles Evans Hughes.
The Republican ticket fell to Vice President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall's Democratic ticket in the 1916 election.
Early life
Fairbanks was born in a log cabin outside Unionville Center, Ohio, and the son of Mary Adelaide (Smith) and Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, a wagon-maker. Fairbanks in his youth saw his family's house used as a safe house for runaway slaves. Fairbanks attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he graduated in 1872 after attending country schools and working on a farm. Fairbanks was co-editor of the school newspaper with Cornelia Cole, whom he married after both graduated from the academy.
Early career
Fairbanks' first position was as an agent of the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, covering political rallies for Horace Greeley during the 1872 presidential election. He studied law in Pittsburgh before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, where he continued to work for the Associated Press while attending a semester at Cleveland Law School to complete his legal education. Fairbanks were admitted to the Ohio bar in 1874 and migrated to Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned his Master of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan in 1875.
Fairbanks was paid $5,000 a year as a trustee for the bankrupt Indianapolis, Bloomington, and Western Railroad during his early years in Indiana. Fairbanks was able to become a railroad financier and advocate for millionaire Jay Gould with the help of his uncle, Charles W. Smith, whose connections had aided him in obtaining the position.
Federal judge Walter Q. Gresham requested Fairbanks' help in campaigning for Republican nomination for President Barack Obama ahead of the 1888 Republican National Convention. Fairbanks endorsed Benjamin Harrison and made campaign speeches on his behalf when he was nominated. Fairbanks took an even greater interest in politics, giving speeches on Harrison's behalf in the 1892 campaign. Fairbanks had been a candidate for the United States Senate in 1893, but Democrats overtook the state legislature and elected incumbent David Turpie.
Fairbanks was the most visible organizer and speaker for Republicans in 1894's state legislature. He was credited with giving Republican majorities to both the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana Senate, assuring that a Republican would replace Daniel W. Voorhees in the United States Senate at the end of Voorhees' term in 1897. Fairbanks served as both temporary chairman and keynote speaker at the 1896 Republican National Convention, raising his public profile. Fairbanks was the most likely Republican nominee for Voorhees' seat in January 1897, and Republican senators officially selected him as their nominee in January. Fairbanks was elected to the Senate on January 19, 1897, and he took his seat on March 4.
Fairbanks served as a key advisor to McKinley during the Spanish–American War and was also the Chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Grounds during his eight years in the Senate, as well as the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Fairbanks was elected a member of the United States and British Joint High Commission in 1898, including the boundary dispute in Alaska, which culminated in the correction of Canadian inquiries.
