Benjamin Lewis Fairchild

Fairchild, Benjamin Lewis (1863-1946) — also known as Benjamin L. Fairchild — of Pelham, Westchester County, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., January 5, 1863. Son of Benjamin Fairchild and Calista (Schaeffer) Fairchild; married, February 28, 1893, to Anna E. Crumbie (died 1902); married, April 21, 1922, to Elinor Gardiner Parsons. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27 (16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27); defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1918 (24th District), 1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District), 1930 (24th District). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pelham Manor, Westchester County, N.Y., October 25, 1946. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.