Edmund Burke Fairfield | |
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| 12th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office 1859–1861 | |
| Governor | Moses Wisner |
| Preceded by | George Coe |
| Succeeded by | James M. Birney |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Brockway |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer O. Grosvenor |
| 2nd Chancellor of the University of Nebraska | |
| In office July 1, 1876 – June 30, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Allen R. Benton |
| Succeeded by | James Irving Manatt |
| 2nd President of Hillsdale College | |
| In office 1848–1869 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel McBride Graham |
| Succeeded by | James Calder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1821 Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| Died | November 7, 1904 (aged 83) Oberlin, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucia Ann Jennison Fairfield Mary A. Baldwin Fairfield Mary Allen Tibbitts Fairfield |
| Parent(s) | Micajah Fairfield Hannah (Wynn) Fairfield. |
| Alma mater | Denison University Marietta College Oberlin College Colgate University Indiana University. |
| Profession | Minister Educator Politician |
Edmund Burke Fairfield (August 7, 1821 – November 7, 1904) was an American minister, educator and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Michigan and as the second[1] Chancellor of the University of Nebraska.
- ^ McKee, Jim (September 5, 2010). "Jim McKee: Chancellor Fairfield faced growing pains, questions on religion". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
the university's first chancellor, Allen R. Benton, submitted his resignation, giving the regents a chance to choose the university's second chancellor... The regents' choice for the new chancellor was Edmund Fairfield