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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781) was a British peer, military officer and planter. The only member of the British peerage to reside in Britain's North American colonies, Fairfax owned the Northern Neck Proprietary in the colony of Virginia, where he spent the majority of his life.
22 de nov. de 2021 · Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron. (1612-1671), Parliamentary Commander-in-Chief. Sitter associated with 88 portraits. Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644.
His tactical skill and personal courage helped bring about many of the Parliamentary victories in northern and southwestern England. The son of Ferdinando, 2nd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, he attended the University of Cambridge and from 1629 to 1631 fought with the Dutch against the Spanish.
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Plantation. Personal life. Descendants. In popular culture. References. Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1762–1846), was an American planter who also held a Scottish peerage. Along with his father, on 11 December 1799, he was among the last guests at Mount Vernon before George Washington died. [1] Early life and family.
Life. Thomas Fairfax was born on 16 April 1657, the great-grandson of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron of the Scottish peerage, not to be confused with his cousin and Civil War leader Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron.
Lord Fairfax of Cameron (* 17. Januar 1612 in Denton, Yorkshire; † 12. November 1671 in Nunappleton) war während des Englischen Bürgerkriegs General und Oberbefehlshaber des Parlamentsheers, der New Model Army . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Familie. 3 Werke. 4 Literatur. Leben. Fairfax war der Sohn des Truppenführers Ferdinando Fairfax, 2.
Thomas Fairfax, III lord Fairfax di Cameron (Denton Hall, 12 gennaio 1612 – Nunappleton, 21 novembre 1671) è stato un generale inglese. Fu un valente comandante della compagine parlamentare e comandante in capo durante la guerra civile inglese.
