Fairbanks, Erastus
manufacturer, governor, was born Oct. 28, 1792, in Brimfield, Mass. He was a member of the legislature from 1836 to 1838; president of the Passumpsic and Connecticut River Railroad company in 1849; and governor of Vermont in 1852 and 1853, and again in 1860 and 1861. He died Nov. 24, 1864, in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
FAIRBANKS, GEORGE RAINSFORD, soldier, lawyer, legislator, author, was born July 5, 1820, in Watertown, N. Y. He has been mayor of St. Augustine, Fla., and a member of the state senate of his state. He has always been prominent in educational and religious work; and is the author of two books: A History of St.
Augustine; and A History of Florida. He was a confederate officer in the civil war.