Erastus Fairbanks

Erastus Fairbanks
21st and 26th Governor of Vermont
In office
October 12, 1860 – October 11, 1861
LieutenantLevi Underwood
Preceded byHiland Hall
Succeeded byFrederick Holbrook
In office
October 1, 1852 – October 1, 1853
LieutenantWilliam C. Kittredge
Preceded byCharles K. Williams
Succeeded byJohn S. Robinson
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from St. Johnsbury
In office
1836–1840
Preceded byDavid Goss Jr.
Succeeded byLambert Hastings
Personal details
Born(1792-10-28)October 28, 1792
Brimfield, Massachusetts, US
DiedNovember 20, 1864(1864-11-20) (aged 72)
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, US
Political partyWhig (before 1855)
Republican (from 1855)
SpouseLois Crossman
RelationsThaddeus Fairbanks (brother)
Ephraim Paddock (uncle)
Children9, including Horace Fairbanks and Franklin Fairbanks
ProfessionBusinessman
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Erastus Fairbanks (October 28, 1792 – November 20, 1864) was an American manufacturer, a Whig politician, a founder of the Republican Party, and the 21st and 26th governor of Vermont. An industrialist and businessman, he was a co-founder of what became the Fairbanks Scales company.