George Winthrop Fairchild
American politician
George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican U.S. representative from New York.2
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Born May 6, 1854, died Dec 31, 1924.1
About
Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, best known as the chairman of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company from 1915 to 1924, which later became IBM.
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Companies
Career
Occupation: businessperson, politician.6
- Date not recordedWorked at IBM3
- Date not recordedFounded Computing Tabulating Recording Company4
- Date not recordedUnited States representative5
Congressional career
Apart from manufacturing and journalism, Fairchild was a seasoned politician. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919) while elected delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912 and 1916.
Fairchild was elected vice president of the International Peace Conference.
He was appointed by President Taft on August 10, 1910, as special commissioner to the First Centenary of Mexico at Mexico City, with the rank of Minister.
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Personal life
Marriage and family
He married Josephine Mills Sherman, daughter of William Sherman, of Davenport, Delaware County, New York, on March 18, 1891.
They had a son, Sherman Mills Fairchild, who was born on April 7, 1896.
His home in Oneonta, known as the Fairchild Mansion, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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