Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-28

Madison, Wis, May 25.-At 6;45 Sat
urday evening Gen. Lucius Fairchlld
died at his home in this city OF Brights
disease. He had shown evidences OF
falling for more than year, and at
the time his old neighbor, Gen Simeon
Mills, was buried, he as an honorary
pall-bearer, Significantly asked his
brother bearers as they approached the
cemetery When vii! you bring me out
here" For several months he hat
been in bed more or less, but not till
a critical aspect. Then there was
rapid decline. and though the beliet was
general that he would get up at noon
Saturday he rapidly grew worse and at
in the afternoon had lapSed into IN
consciousness from which in less chan
three hours he painlessly passed away.
His wife and thee daughters Mrs.
C. NJ. Norris and Miss Caryl FairchiI1
of Madison, and Mrs Seldom Bacon Of
Minneapolis as we'll as his sister,
Mrs. Sara +. Conover, also of Madison,
were at the bedside,
Gen. Fairchili was IS years old, hav-
ing been born Dec. 81, 1881, in what is
now Kent, Forage county, Ohio. His
father was Jarius Cassius Fairchild 4
native of the state of New York; his
mother was Sallie CBlair) Fairehild, a
New Highlander by birth. In 1884 the
family moved to Cleveland and subse-
quently to Wisconsin, reaching Madi"
son, June s, 1916. His education was
obtained in common schools of Cleve-
land and in the academy of TWinSburg
that state, and also at Carroll college,
in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Less than
three years after he arrived in Madison
he resolved to venture trip across the
plains. He remained in California six
years Most of the time he spent n
the mountains, living the hard. rough
life of Il miner. In 1858 Gen. Fairchild
was elected clerk of the Dane county
circuit court on the democratic ticke,
He was admitted to the bar in the fall
of 1860, out in tie spring of the follow.
ing year, after the firing upon Fort
Sumpter, he left the legal career open
ing before him, and went to the front
He started as captain and tinishe
as general, In his mill
tary career he was conspicuous for his
gallantry and incessant devotion to his
duties; he was in nearly all of the great
battles of the earlier years of the war
in the east, and finished his military
course at Gettysburg, where he led q
desperate charge at Seminary hill, and
where his left arm was shattered by A
buller rendering necessary its ampu-
taton,
In 1865 he was nomintCd for seCre
tary of state with great unanimity by
the union convention of Wisconsin.
He was elected secretary of state, and
while holding that office was an eX-
officio regent Of the University Of Wis
consin. In 1865 he was nominated
without opposition, for governor Of
Wisconsin, being elected by a majority
of little less than 10000. He was re
nominated in 1861 and again in 1863
being elected both times His last
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less than year after his retirement to
private life he was called by the United
States government to the consulate az
Liverpool. He received his appoint
ment in December, 1872 He remained
at Liverpool until 1878, when he was
promoted to the position of consulate
at Paris He was soon again promoted,
this time being made minister 20
Spain. succeeding James Russell
Lowell. He resigned his position as
minister to Spain in Maran, 1881; de.
clining 10 remain abroad any longer in
any position. In 1856 the Grand Army
of the republic elected Gen. FairchiId
department commander of Wisconsin
At the national ercampment held in
August of the same year, in San Fran
cisco, he was elected command erin
chief Of that body. There were fiv,
candidates before the body, and Gen.
Fairchild was elected by large ma
iorlty of the votes This distinction
was soon followed by his election as
commander-in-chiei of the Loyal Le-
gion Gen Fairchild was chairman Of
the state historical library commission
and OF the committee Of one hundred
TO arrange for the s. mi-centennary. He
was also an official visitor at the state
university. Gen, F5rchid was a warm
personal friend OF Major Mckinley anil
gave dinner for him here about ;hrec
years ago He was married in 1854 to
Miss Bull Of Washington city.
Not since Gen Lucus Fairchild was
himself a stripling rendesyousing at