Educator and state senator (1857-1859) and lieutenant governor (1859-1861) of Michigan, President of Hillsdale College (1847-1869); speeches and lecture on political, religious and patriotic topics, notably 1857 speech on prohibition of slavery in the territories.
The Fairfield collection consist of printed copies of eleven speeches and lectures on political religious and patriotic topics, including his 1857 speech on prohibition of slavery in the territories.