John Fairfield

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John Fairfield

John Fairfield (born January 30, 1797 in Saco , Maine , † December 24, 1847 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician and governor of Maine from 1839 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843 . He also represented this state in both chambers of Congress .

Early years

John Fairfield attended local schools in his home country and then Bowdoin College . After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1826. He then practiced in his hometown Saco and later in Biddeford . Between 1832 and 1835 he was employed as a clerk at the Maine Supreme Court. Fairfield was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1835 . There he remained until 1838. After he was elected Governor of Maine in 1838, he resigned from his seat in Congress.

Governor and senator

Fairfield took up his new office on January 2, 1839. The Maine House of Representatives prevented a possible re-election in 1840 by electing a majority of Whig candidate Edward Kent , who was also Fairfield's predecessor, as his successor. But Fairfield managed to win again in the general election in 1841 and 1842. During his tenure, the border conflict in the northeast came to a head to such an extent that the National Guard had to be mobilized. However, in 1842 the conflict was finally settled with the so-called Webster-Ashburton Treaty .

When a seat in the US Senate became vacant and this was given to Fairfield, this resigned on March 7, 1843 from the office of governor. He spent the rest of his life as a Senator in Congress; there he was chairman of the naval committee. John Fairfield died on December 24, 1847. He was married to Anna Paine Thornton, with whom he had nine children.

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SURNAME Fairfield, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Saco , Maine
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1847
Place of death Washington, DC