Fairchild, James H.
James Harris Fairchild (1817-1902) was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Brownhelm in the Western Reserve of Northern Ohio. He graduated in the first freshman class of Oberlin Collegiate Institute in 1838 and completed the theological course in 1841. He taught languages, mathematics, and systematic theology at Oberlin and was elected President in 1866, replacing Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875). Fairchild served until 1889 and died in 1902.
From the description of Papers, 1819-1910. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 25047467
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| referencedIn | Oberlin College. Alumni Information Services. Records, 1833-1991. | Oberlin College Library | |
| creatorOf | Metcalf, Irving Wight, 1855-1938. Papers, 1877-1937. | Oberlin College Library | |
| creatorOf | Fairchild, James H. Papers, 1819-1910. | Oberlin College Library |
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