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An English Lord in America: Lord Fairfax and George Washington in Revolutionary Virginia

14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, played an influential role throughout the life of George Washington. Having been introduced to Washington shortly after settling in Belvoir, Va., in 1747, Fairfax became Washington's first employer when he hired the sixteen-year-old Virginian to survey his lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although a professed Loyalist throughout the American Revolution, Fairfax was quiet about his sentiments and remained a close friend of Washington until Fairfax's death in 1781. In this lecture, Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and descendant of Thomas Fairfax, discusses the early history of the Fairfax family in America and the relationship between the Fairfax and Washington families before and after the Revolution.

About the Speaker

Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, is a Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He first served as a member of the House of Lords from 1977 to 1995, before he was elected to return to that body as one of the forty-eight elected Hereditary Conservative Peers in November 2015.

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An English Lord in America: Lord Fairfax and George Washington in Revolutionary Virginia - The American Revolution Institute

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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, played an influential role throughout the life of George Washington. Having been introduced to Washington shortly after settling in Belvoir, Va., in 1747, Fairfax became Washington's first employer when he hired the sixteen-year-old Virginian to survey his lands west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Thomas Fairfax and the English Civil War

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Thomas Fairfax and the English Civil War

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Fairfax, Factions and the English Civil War

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Lord Fairfax played a key role in defeating the Royalists. He fought with integrity and made wise decisions. He also was a significant part of the Restoration of King Charles II. He resigned from his command in 1650 because he refused to fight Scottland as he had Scottish blood himself and did not want to kill the King. 

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Thomas Fairfax was the commander in chief of the Parliamentary army during the English Civil Wars. When civil war broke out he and his father joined the parliamentary cause. With Oliver Cromwell's help, Fairfax had many victories and gained new territory. He also organized and trained an effective new fighting force. In 1650 he finally resigned as commander and retired from politics. 