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Born in Oneonta, New York, Sherman Fairchild was the only child of George Winthrop Fairchild (1854–1924) and Josephine Mills Sherman (1859–1924). [4] His father was a Republican Congressman as well as a co-founder and the first Chairman of IBM. His mother was the daughter of William Sherman, of Davenport, Iowa.
May 1, 2022 · Born in Oneonta, New York, Sherman Fairchild was the only child of George Winthrop Fairchild (1854–1924) and Josephine Mills Sherman (1859–1924). His father was a Republican Congressman as well as a co-founder and the first Chairman of IBM.
- Oneonta, New York
- April 7, 1896
- New York
- March 28, 1971
Sherman Mills Fairchild’s outstanding contributions to aviation began during World War I when he developed an improved aerial camera with a between-the-lens shutter, forming the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation in 1920. It later became the standard aerial camera of the U.S. military services.
Mar 29, 1971 · Mr. Fairchild was a director of International Business Ma chines Corporation, of which he was reputed to be the big gest single shareholder. His father, George W. Fairchild, a founder and...
Oct 20, 2017 · When his father died on the last day of that year, Sherman Fairchild became IBM’s largest individual shareholder, and remained so until his death in 1971. Fairchild was an extraordinary man, creative, unconventional and what you might call multidexterous.
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Born in Oneonta, New York, Sherman Fairchild was the only child of George Winthrop Fairchild (1854–1924) and Josephine Mills Sherman (1859–1924). His father was a Republican Congressman as well as a co-founder and the first Chairman of IBM. His mother was the daughter of William Sherman, of Davenport, Iowa.
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Fairchild was born into wealth, his father was an IBM founder who built a $200 million fortune and who became IBM's largest single stockholders and one of New York's sought after bachelors. Industrialist and inventor.
