Jairus C. Fairchild

Jairus C. Fairchild
1st State Treasurer of Wisconsin
In office June 7, 1848 – January 5, 1852
Governor	Nelson Dewey
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Edward H. Janssen
1st Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
In office April 7, 1856 – April 6, 1857
Preceded by	Peter Van Bergen (as Village President)
Succeeded by	Augustus A. Bird
Personal details
Born	Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-12-27)December 27, 1801 Granville, New York, U.S.
Died	July 18, 1862(1862-07-18) (aged 60) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Sally (Blair) Fairchild (m. 1826; died 1866)
Children	Sarah (Dean) (Conover) (b. 1827; died 1912) James Blair Fairchild (b. 1828; died 1832) Cassius Fairchild (b. 1829; died 1868) Lucius Fairchild (b. 1831; died 1896) Charles Fairchild (b. 1838; died 1910)
Parents	Sueton Fairchild (father) Lucy (Hubble) Fairchild (mother)
Profession	politician, businessman

Jairus Cassius Fairchild (December 27, 1801 – July 18, 1862) was an American Democratic politician and a businessman. He was the first State Treasurer of Wisconsin and the first Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.^[1][2] He was the father of Wisconsin's tenth governor, Lucius Fairchild. In historical documents, he is often referred to as "J. C. Fairchild" and his first name is sometimes misspelled "Jarius".