Alfred Fairfax
Alfred Fairfax | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1888–1889 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1843 Loudoun County, Virginia |
| Died | March 1, 1916 (aged 72–73) Chautauqua County, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Alfred B. Fairfax (1843 – March 1, 1916) was an American politician. He was born in Virginia.[1] He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He became active in the Republican Party.[1] He served in the Kansas House of Representatives during the 1888 - 1889 term,[2] representing Chautauqua County.[3]
He owned a cotton farm and was a pastor at the New Hope Baptist Church in Parsons, Kansas.[4] A photograph of Fairfax survives.[5]
See also[]
- African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
References[]
- ^ a b "Alfred Fairfax - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ Mahoney, Eleanor. "Alfred Fairfax (c.1843– c.1916)".
- ^ "Alfred Fairfax - Newspapers.com". Kansashistoricalopencontent.newspapers.com. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "Alfred Fairfax - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ "Alfred Fairfax - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.
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Categories:
- 1843 births
- 1916 deaths
- Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Union Army soldiers
- Baptist ministers from the United States
- People from Chautauqua County, Kansas
- People from Parsons, Kansas
- Kansas Republicans