Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch. From 1515 to about 1700 the family lived at Denton Hall.[1]
Both his son Ferdinando, the second Lord, and grandson, Thomas, the third Lord, served as prominent military commanders in the cause of Parliament during the Civil War. On the latter's death in 1671 the title passed to his first cousin, the fourth Lord. He was the son of Reverend Henry Fairfax, second son of the first Lord, and notably represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons. His son, the fifth Lord, sat as a Member of Parliament for Malton and Yorkshire.
He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Lord. He inherited substantial estates in Virginia through his mother, the daughter of Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, Governor of Virginia. On his death the title and American estates passed to his younger brother, the seventh Lord. He represented Maidstone and Kent in Parliament. The immense American estates were confiscated during the American War of Independence. He was awarded £13,758 in 1792, by Act of Parliament for the relief of American Loyalists. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Lord, Rev. Bryan Fairfax who also lived in Virginia. He was the grandson of Reverend Henry Fairfax, second son of the fourth Lord. However, it wasn't until 1800 that he was confirmed in the title by the House of Lords.
His great-great-grandson was Albert Kirby Fairfax, the twelfth Lord, who lived in Maryland in the United States. His branch of the family had lived in America for several generations and had essentially forgotten about the title. However, it was then discovered that Albert was the rightful heir to the lordship and in 1908 he was confirmed in the title by the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords. In 1917 he was elected a Scottish representative peer, which he remained until his death in 1939.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the thirteenth Lord. He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1945 to 1963 and served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) between 1954 and 1957 in the Conservative administrations of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden. As of 2017[update] the title is held by his son, the fourteenth Lord, who succeeded in 1964.
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Referencesedit
Fairfax, Hugh. Fairfax of Virginia: the Forgotten Story of America's Only Peerage, 1690-1960 London: Privately Published by the Fairfax Family, 2017 ISBN978-1-5272-0645-8
Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 372.
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Lord Fairfax redirects here Not to be confused with Viscount Fairfax or Lord Fairfax turtle Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland Despite holding a Scottish peerage the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family of which the Fairfax baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch From 1515 to about 1700 the family lived at Denton Hall 1 Lordship Fairfax of CameronCreation date1627Created byCharles IPeeragePeerage of ScotlandFirst holderThomas Fairfax 1st Lord Fairfax of CameronPresent holderNicholas Fairfax 14th Lord Fairfax of CameronHeir apparentEdward Nicholas Thomas FairfaxRemainder toheirs male of the body of the granteeThomas Fairfax 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Contents 1 History 2 Lords Fairfax of Cameron 1627 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editCharles I created the title in 1627 for Sir Thomas Fairfax He had represented Queen Elizabeth I on several diplomatic missions to James VI of Scotland and also sat as a Member of Parliament for several constituencies in the English Parliament Both his son Ferdinando the second Lord and grandson Thomas the third Lord served as prominent military commanders in the cause of Parliament during the Civil War On the latter s death in 1671 the title passed to his first cousin the fourth Lord He was the son of Reverend Henry Fairfax second son of the first Lord and notably represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons His son the fifth Lord sat as a Member of Parliament for Malton and Yorkshire He was succeeded by his son the sixth Lord He inherited substantial estates in Virginia through his mother the daughter of Thomas Colepeper 2nd Baron Colepeper Governor of Virginia On his death the title and American estates passed to his younger brother the seventh Lord He represented Maidstone and Kent in Parliament The immense American estates were confiscated during the American War of Independence He was awarded 13 758 in 1792 by Act of Parliament for the relief of American Loyalists He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed the eighth Lord Rev Bryan Fairfax who also lived in Virginia He was the grandson of Reverend Henry Fairfax second son of the fourth Lord However it wasn t until 1800 that he was confirmed in the title by the House of Lords His great great grandson was Albert Kirby Fairfax the twelfth Lord who lived in Maryland in the United States His branch of the family had lived in America for several generations and had essentially forgotten about the title However it was then discovered that Albert was the rightful heir to the lordship and in 1908 he was confirmed in the title by the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords In 1917 he was elected a Scottish representative peer which he remained until his death in 1939 He was succeeded by his eldest son the thirteenth Lord He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1945 to 1963 and served as a Lord in waiting government whip in the House of Lords between 1954 and 1957 in the Conservative administrations of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden As of 2017 update the title is held by his son the fourteenth Lord who succeeded in 1964 Lords Fairfax of Cameron 1627 edit nbsp Arms of the Lords Fairfax of Cameron also adopted as the arms of Fairfax County VirginiaThomas Fairfax 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1560 1640 Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1584 1648 Thomas Fairfax 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1612 1671 Henry Fairfax 4th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1631 1688 Thomas Fairfax 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1657 1710 Thomas Fairfax 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1692 1781 Robert Fairfax 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1707 1793 Bryan Fairfax 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1736 1802 Thomas Fairfax 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1762 1846 Charles Snowden Fairfax 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1829 1869 John Contee Fairfax 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1830 1900 Albert Kirby Fairfax 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1870 1939 Thomas Brian McKelvie Fairfax 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1923 1964 Nicholas John Albert Fairfax 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron b 1956 The heir apparent is the present holder s son The Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax Master of Fairfax b 1984 See also editFairfax baronets of The Holmes Fairfax County Siege of ColchesterNotes editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lord Fairfax of Cameron news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Denton Hall History NG Bailey Archived from the original on 2 November 2010 Retrieved 26 December 2010 References editFairfax Hugh Fairfax of Virginia the Forgotten Story of America s Only Peerage 1690 1960 London Privately Published by the Fairfax Family 2017 ISBN 978 1 5272 0645 8 Kidd Charles ed 1903 Debrett s peerage baronetage knightage and companionage London Dean and son p 372 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links editSeal with Fairfax family coat of arms Fairfax of Sledmer and Steeton rotherhamweb co uk Fairfax of Mensington rotherhamweb co uk Fairfax of Oglethorpe rotherhamweb co uk The Fairfax Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Fairfax of Cameron amp oldid 1214085664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
