About Charles Oliver Fairbank
Lived 1904 – 1982 (aged 77–78). Charles Oliver Fairbank was a Canadian politician.
Charles Oliver Fairbank (June 6, 1904 - 1982) was an Ontario petroleum engineer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1938 to 1943.
He was born in Petrolia, Ontario, the son of Dr. Charles Oliver Fairbank and grandson of John Henry Fairbank, and studied at McGill University and the University of California, where he received a B.Sc. Fairbank served as reeve of Petrolia. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1938 by-election held after the death of Milton Duncan McVicar. He retired from politics in 1943.
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Canadian politician
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Charles Oliver Fairbank was born on 6 June 1904 in Petrolia.
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Charles Oliver Fairbank died in 1982 in Petrolia.
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Charles Oliver Fairbank was a politician.
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Charles Oliver Fairbank was Canadian.
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