Charles Warren Fairbanks Birthplace / Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks : Marker #6-80
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N 40° 08.328 W 083° 20.366
17T E 300702 N 4445786
Quick Description: Located at the park at the intersection of Main and Cross in Unionville Center
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2009 3:54:27 PM
Waymark Code: WM7H1E
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Long Description:
Side A : "Charles Warren Fairbanks Birthplace"
Charles Warren Fairbanks was born in a log cabin near this location
in Darby Township on May 11, 1852 to Loriston and Mary Adelaide
Fairbanks. The cabin was replaced by a two-story framed house where
he was raised to adulthood. Fairbanks married Cornelia Cole in
Marysville in 1874 and they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where
he pursued legal and political careers. Cornelia died on October
24, 1913 followed by Charles on June 4, 1918. Both were laid to
rest at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Side B : "Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks"
Charles Warren Fairbanks became a prominent lawyer and nationally
known political leader. He was the keynote speaker at the
Republican Convention in 1896, United States Senator from 1897 to
1905, Vice-President of the United States from 1905 to 1909 in the
Theodore Roosevelt administration, and vice-presidential candidate
in 1916. Fairbanks, Alaska and Fairbanks School District in Union
County, Ohio are named in his honor.
Marker Number: 6-80
County: Union
Significance of Location: Other
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed
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