Kammala wannan jumla: Fairbanks yana daya daga cikin wadanda suka kafa Jam'iyyar Republican, kuma wakili daga Vermont zuwa Majalisar Dattijai
Babban Taron Jam'iyyar Republican na farko a shekara ta 1856. Shi ne Gwamna na 26 na Vermont daga 1860 zuwa 1861. A lokacin wa'adinsa na biyu ya ba da taimako mai mahimmanci a cikin kayan aiki da aikawa da sojoji a farkon zamanin yakin basasar Amurka.