Hiram Orlando Fairchild

Hiram O. Fairchild
From Notable Men of Wisconsin (1902)
District Attorney of Marinette County, Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Appointed byWilliam E. Smith
Preceded byCharles Edward McIntosh
Succeeded byEverett C. Eastman
In office
April 1879 – January 5, 1891
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharles Edward McIntosh
34th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 14, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byEarl Finch
Succeeded byThomas Brooks Mills
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the FlorenceMarinette district
In office
January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byJames L. Murphy
Personal details
Born(1845-08-14)August 14, 1845
Newtown, Indiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1925(1925-10-14) (aged 80)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Marinette, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Emma Hough
(m. 1871; died 1923)
Children
  • Charles M. Fairchild
  • (died in infancy)
  • Caroline Hough (Kimball)
  • (b. 1874; died 1960)
  • Jean Fay Fairchild
  • (b. 1876; died 1880)
  • Arthur W. Fairchild
  • (b. 1876; died 1956)
  • Bertha Wheeler (Basche)
  • (b. 1878; died 1920)
  • Herbert Bigelow Fairchild
  • (b. 1880; died 1962)
RelativesHarlan P. Bird (brother-in-law)
EducationWabash College
ProfessionLawyer

Hiram Orlando Fairchild (August 14, 1845 – October 14, 1925) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 34th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and served as the first district attorney of Marinette County, Wisconsin. His name was often abbreviated as H. O. Fairchild.