Grandison Fairchild

For his grandson, see David Grandison Fairchild.

Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890) was an American reformer and active in the founding of Oberlin College.

He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts and died in Brownhelm, Ohio.

Grandison and his family settled in the wilderness in Ohio about 1818.[1][2]

His sons became presidents of various educational institutions. James was president of Oberlin for a quarter of a century. Henry was president of Berea College at Berea, Kentucky. George was president of Kansas State University. Grandison Fairchild, a devout Christian, once jokingly expressed regret that all of his sons had not become full-time ministers. "They all petered out as college presidents," he is reported to have said.[3]

  1. ^ T. M. Fairchild and Sarah Ellen (Fairchild) Filter, The Name and Family of Fairchild, The Mercer Printing Company, Iowa City, IA, 1944
  2. ^ History of Lorain County, Ohio with Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Philadelphia, Williams Brothers, 1879 page 219
  3. ^ The Pilgrim John Howland Society – Articles: Descendants: Three Fairchild Brothers – Three College Presidents Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine