Charles S. Fairchild

Charles S. Fairchild
38th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
April 1, 1887 – March 6, 1889
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byDaniel Manning
Succeeded byWilliam Windom
33rd Attorney General of New York
In office
January 1, 1876 – December 31, 1877
GovernorSamuel J. Tilden
Lucius Robinson
Preceded byDaniel Pratt
Succeeded byAugustus Schoonmaker Jr.
Personal details
Born
Charles Stebbins Fairchild

(1842-04-30)April 30, 1842
Cazenovia, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1924(1924-11-24) (aged 82)
Cazenovia, New York, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, LLB)
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Charles Stebbins Fairchild (April 30, 1842 – November 24, 1924) was an American businessman and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1887 to 1889 and Attorney General of New York from 1876 to 1877. He was a notable anti-suffragist, challenging the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 and serving as president of the American Constitutional League.