Charles W. Fairbairn (4 July 1837 – 26 April 1911) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

Victoria South Victoria South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Brit ...

in the

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from 1890 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born near Lakefield, Ontario, the son of a

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immigrant, and was educated in

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. In 1861, he married Heather Fee. Fairbairn served on the town council for

Bobcaygeon Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent–Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada. Bobcaygeon was incorporated as a village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas". Its recorded name ''bob-c ...

and was reeve for

Verulam Township The Township of Verulam was a rural municipality within the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes. It was bounded on the north by the geographic township of Somerville, the south by the geographic township of Emily, the west by ...

. He also served as warden for

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in 1879. Also at He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Ontario legislative assembly in 1883 and 1890. Fairbairn was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1890 by-election held after the death of Adam Hudspeth; that election was declared void but he won the by-election which followed in 1891. A rural post office in Verulam Township was named Fairbairn in his honour.

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* * 1837 births 1911 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub