An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893 JOHN FAIRFIELD, a well known resident of Seattle, member of the Seattle bar, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, May 24, 1858, son of John and Honora (Coleman) Fairfield. The Fairfield ancestors settled in Massachusetts about 1780, and followed agricultural pursuits, with the exception of the father of our subject, who engaged in contracting and building. John Fairfield, the subject of the sketch, was educated in the public schools of Boston up to his eighteenth year, when he began the study of law under the preceptorship of Hon. Henry W. Paine, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. He then followed the practice of his profession in Boston until 1881, when he removed to Dakota and engaged in the raising of cattle, with a herd ranging from 300 to 500 head. After close attention to the business, he sold his interests, and, locating at Miles City, Montana, he resumed the practice of law, continuing until December, 1889, and being associated with Hon. W.A. Burleigh. In the year just noted he removed to Seattle, where he has since been engaged in a general practice. Having had considerable experience in criminal law, he has been connected with some of the most prominent criminal cases in the State, and through his ability and uniform success has built up an extended and lucrative practice. He is president of the Donohue & Fairfield Gold Mining Company, which owns a number of' valuable mines under development in the Peshastin mining district in Kittitass county. Mr. Fairfield was married in 1879, to Miss Mary Hudson of Boston, and to them have been born three children: John, Jr., Frederick and Florence. Fraternally Mr. Fairfield is a member of no orders. Politically be is a Democrat, and, carrying the same enthusiasm into a political campaign that he does into a legal contest, his presence is a forceful influence in whatever direction his sympathies and enthusiasm are enlisted. Mr. Fairfield has been connected with newspaper enterprises of the West to a considerable extent, having been editor and proprietor of two papers. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in January 2004 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.