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George Winthrop Fairchild Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th district In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 Preceded by James S. Simmons Succeeded by William H. Hill Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th district In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 Preceded by Frank J. LeFevre Succeeded by Woodson R. Oglesby Personal details Born May 6, 1854(1854-05-06) Oneonta, New York Died December 31, 1924(1924-12-31) (aged 70) New York City Political party Republican Party Spouse(s) Josephine Mills Sherman Children Sherman Mills Fairchild Occupation Computer businessman George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican U.S. Representative from New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, best known as the chairman from 1915-1924 of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Congressional career 1.2 Marriage and Family 2 References Biography He was born in Oneonta New York, United States to Jesse and Belle Fairchild. His father was a poor farmer. George and his siblings had to help their father on the farm and had little opportunity to study. He attended the local school until he was 14 years old, when he apprenticed to a printer. Primarily self-educated, he rose to prominence through his own effort and enterprise. In 1890, He became the sole proprietor of the Oneonta "Herald," a weekly newspaper. He was a pioneer in the time recording industry. In 1896, in association with his friend Harlow N. Bundy he joined the Bundy Manufacturing Company, a time clock manufacturer, as both an investor and director. In 1900 Fairchild formed the International Time Recording Company as the selling agency of the Bundy Manufacturing Company, Willard and Frick Manufacturing Company, and Standard Time Stamp Company, which also manufactured a card recorder. In 1911, when the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was formed through the efforts of Charles R. Flint, Fairchild became president of the new company. He later became chairman of the company and continued in this role when in February 1924, C-T-R was renamed as IBM. He was chairman of IBM until his death on December 31 of 1924. Congressional career Apart from manufacturing and journalism, Fairchild was a seasoned politician. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919) while elected delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916 Fairchild was elected vice president of the International Peace Conference. He was appointed by President Taft on August 10, 1910, as special commissioner to the First Centenary of Mexico at Mexico City, with the rank of Minister. Marriage and Family He married Josephine Mills Sherman, daughter of William Sherman, of Davenport, Iowa on February 15, 1891. They had a son, Sherman Mills Fairchild, who was born on April 7, 1896. His home in Oneonta, known as the Fairchild Mansion, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] References ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.  Biography at infoplease usgennet biography IBM biography George Winthrop Fairchild at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States House of Representatives Preceded by Frank J. LeFevre Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th congressional district 1907–1913 Succeeded by Woodson R. Oglesby Preceded by James S. Simmons Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 34th congressional district 1913–1919 Succeeded by William H. Hill  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Persondata Name Fairchild, George Winthrop Alternative names Short description Date of birth May 6, 1854 Place of birth Oneonta New York, United States Date of death December 31, 1924 Place of death New York City, U.S.