Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, was an 18th-century American-born clergyman and nobleman who became a close friend of George Washington and the first American resident to inherit a British peerage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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nobleman ⓘ peer of Scotland ⓘ |
| activity | served as a clergyman in Virginia ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitleType | Scottish lordship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mount Vernon
NERFINISHED
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Virginia colonial elite ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfResidence | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondedWith | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Martha Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | friendship with George Washington ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfTitle | hereditary peerage ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fairfax family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Fairfax family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | inheritance of the title Lord Fairfax of Cameron while resident in America ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first American resident to inherit a British peerage ⓘ |
| occupation | Anglican clergyman ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalContext | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Lord Fairfax of Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
George William Fairfax
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Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Fairfax County, Virginia
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Mount Eagle (plantation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed gentry ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | colonial Virginia society ⓘ |
| titleInheritedFrom | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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