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