Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and landowner who controlled vast estates in colonial Virginia and played a significant role in the region’s early development.
All labels observed (4)
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| Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron canonical | 24 |
| Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 2 |
| 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1 |
| Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Scottish nobleman ⓘ colonial American landowner ⓘ landowner ⓘ peer of Scotland ⓘ |
| activity | land surveying and management in Virginia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1693-10-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kent, England
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Leeds Castle ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Christ Church, Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1781-12-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Frederick County, Virginia
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Greenway Court ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employed | George Washington ⓘ |
| familyName | Fairfax ⓘ |
| father |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| inherited | proprietary rights to the Northern Neck of Virginia ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | Catherine Colepeper ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the only resident British peer in colonial America
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employing George Washington as a surveyor ⓘ influencing early settlement patterns in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ large-scale land grants in Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Fairfax family ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Colepeper ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| notableWork | development of the Northern Neck Proprietary in Virginia ⓘ |
| owned |
Northern Neck
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Northern Neck Proprietary
vast estates in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist sympathies during the American Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Northern Neck
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Northern Neck, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenway Court
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Leeds Castle ⓘ
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Leeds Castle, Kent
Northern Neck ⓘ
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Northern Neck, Virginia
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| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| supported | House of Hanover ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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| titleHeldFrom | 1719 ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
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City of Fairfax, Virginia (independent city, county seat location)
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Christ Church, Winchester, Virginia
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Fairfax family
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia
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