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American politician (c. 1840–1916) This article is about the politician. For the Australian property owner, see Woodford Academy.
Alfred Fairfax
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
1888–1889
Personal details
Born1843
Loudoun County, Virginia, US
DiedMarch 1, 1916(1916-03-01) (aged 72–73)
Chautauqua County, Kansas, US
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUS Army
Battles/warsCivil War

Alfred B. Fairfax (born c. 1840 – March 1, 1916) was an American politician. Fairfax was born enslaved in Loudoun County, Virginia, on the Rockland plantation. According to a profile published in 1889, "At the age of 18 his young master attempted to whip him when be rebelled and attempted to run away. He was caught, brought back and sold to a negro trader named Bruin, who took him to Alexandria, Virginia and from there to New Orleans where he was again sold to Colonel A. E. Bass, owner, of Myrtle Grove plantation in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. He lived on that place till in 1862, when he organized a band of slaves, and confiscating enough mules they fled to the Union Army, then at Grand Gulf, on the Mississippi river. Here the whole party enlisted in the Pioneer corps of the United States army."

He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He became active in the Republican Party. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives during the 1888–1889 term, representing Chautauqua County. He was reportedly the first African-American elected to the Kansas legislature.

He owned a cotton farm and was a pastor at the New Hope Baptist Church in Parsons, Kansas. A photograph of Fairfax survives.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Colored Member". Walnut Valley Times. 1889-02-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. "Alfred Fairfax - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". kshs.org.
  3. Mahoney, Eleanor (7 October 2017). "Alfred Fairfax (c.1843– c.1916)".
  4. "Alfred Fairfax". Kansashistoricalopencontent.newspapers.com. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. "Alfred Fairfax - Kansas Historical Society". kshs.org.
  6. "Alfred Fairfax - Kansas Memory". kansasmemory.org.
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