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He studied law but abandoned it for mercantile pursuits, finally settling in St Johnsbury, Vermont , where in 1824 he formed a partnership with his brother Thaddeus for the manufacture of stoves and Plough s. Subsequently the scales invented by Thaddeus were manufactured extensively. Erastus was a member of the state legislature in 1836-1838, and Governor Of Vermont in 1852-1853 and 1860-1861, during his second term rendering valuable aid in the equipment and despatch of troops in the early days of the American Civil War . He was the father of Horace Fairbanks . REFERENCES
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