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 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | August 7, 1821
Died | November 7, 1904 Oberlin, Ohio | (aged 83)
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.
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