Calvin Fairbank

Released
Date of birth:03. 11. 1816
Date of death:1898
Age:81† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Kentucky
Time Imprisoned:
16 Years 8 Months 0 Days
Support
Abolitionism
Calvin Fairbank

Biography

Calvin Fairbank was a Methodist minister and antislavery activist who helped enslaved people escape from Kentucky to Ohio via the Underground Railroad. He served two long sentences in the Kentucky State Penitentiary at Frankfort: 5 years (1845-1849) for assisting Lewis Hayden's family, and 12 years (1852-1864) for assisting Tamar — a total of approximately 17 years. He published How the Way Was Prepared in 1890.

Cases

Kentucky State Penitentiary
Charges: Kentucky law against assisting the escape of enslaved people — first stint, 1845-1849.
Arrested: Sep 29, 1844
Sentenced: Feb 18, 1845
Incarcerated: Feb 18, 1845
Released: Aug 23, 1849
Sentence: 5 years at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Frankfort. Verdict as recorded: Yes — Kentucky state conviction Charges as recorded: Kentucky law against assisting the escape of enslaved people — first stint, 1845-1849, for the Lewis Hayden family.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kentucky
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Charges: Kentucky law against assisting the escape of enslaved people — second stint, 1852-1864, for assisting Tamar.
Arrested: Nov 9, 1851
Sentenced: Feb 19, 1852
Incarcerated: Feb 19, 1852
Released: Apr 15, 1864
Sentence: 12 years at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, Frankfort. Pardoned by Governor Thomas E. Bramlette. Verdict as recorded: Yes — Kentucky state conviction
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kentucky

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