1895, he moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he formed a new law firm. In his later years, he was known as one of the most prominent and distinguished lawyers in Wisconsin, working as the senior partner of the law firm Fairchild, North, Parker, and Bie. He argued the case of McDermott v. Wisconsin, 228 U.S. 115, before the U.S. Supreme Court, and succeeded in striking down part of Wisconsin's 1907 Pure Foods law. In the Wisconsin Supreme Court case State v. Redmon, 134 Wis. 89 (1907), he successfully argued for striking down a regulation on railroad car sleeping berths. And in Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. State, 128 Wis. 553 (1906), he succeeded in striking down Wisconsin's attempts to implement an Ad valorem tax on railroad freight. Fairchild died of heart failure on the morning of October 14, 1925, after a long period of declining health. At the time of his death, he was referred to as the dean of the Brown County Bar. Personal life and family Hiram Fairchild was one of seven children born to Reverend John Fairchild and his wife Lorinda ( Bigelow). John Fairchild, was a Presbyterian minister and practiced at Marinette, Wisconsin, from 1863 until his death in 1885. Through his mother's Bigelow lineage, Fairchild was a distant cousin of U.S. President James A. Garfield. Hiram's older sister, Sarah Jane, was married to Harlan P. Bird, who served eight years in the Wisconsin State Senate. Hiram Fairchild married Emma Haugh of Crawfordsville, Indiana, on November 21, 1871. They had six children together, though two died in childhood. Another daughter, Bertha Basche, died in 1920, and Mrs. Fairchild died of pneumonia in 1923. Fairchild was survived by two sons and one daughter. Aside from his legal pursuits, Fairchild was a prolific golfer; at the time of his death, he was known as the dean of the Wisconsin golfing community. Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1882, 1884) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 7, 1882 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 8, 1884 References |- |- 1845 births 1925 deaths People from Fountain County, Indiana People from Oconto, Wisconsin People from Marinette, Wisconsin Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin Wabash College alumni Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly District attorneys in Wisconsin