Cornelia Cole Fairbanks

Politician

1852 – 1913

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Who was Cornelia Cole Fairbanks?

Cornelia "Nellie" Cole Fairbanks was the wife of Charles W. Fairbanks, who served as the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909. During her husband's tenure she held the unofficial position of the Second Lady of the United States. She was at the forefront of the women's suffrage movement and considered a pathfinder to politics for American women in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Born
Jan 1, 1852
Marysville
Spouses
Religion
  • Methodist Episcopal Church
Education
  • Ohio Wesleyan Female College
Died
Oct 24, 1913
Indianapolis
Resting place
Crown Hill Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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