Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
Cornelia "Nellie" Cole Fairbanks (January 14, 1852 – October 24, 1913) was the second lady of the United States from 1905 to 1909 as the wife of the 26th vice president of the United States, Charles W. Fairbanks.[1]
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks | |
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 Fairbanks in the early 1900's | |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 | |
| Vice President | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Preceded by | Edith Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | Carrie Sherman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelia Cole January 14, 1852 Marysville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 1913 (aged 61) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Charles W. Fairbanks (m. 1874) |
| Children |
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| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) |
She was born in 1852 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University.
She got married in 1874 to Charles W. Fairbanks and had five children. She died in 1913.[2]
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Media
Fairbanks' grave in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Indiana.
References
- ↑ King, Lucy Jane (2008-05-01). Madame President 1901-1905: Nellie Fairbanks, Path Finder to Politics for American Women. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4678-6947-8.
- ↑ Ross, George Edward; Novack, Barbara (1975). Know Your Vice-presidents and Their Wives: Compact Biographies and Portraits of the Men who Have Held the Second-highest Office in the United States Government, and Their Wives, from John and Abigail Adams to Nelson A. and Margarette Rockefeller. Hawkes Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89036-052-1.