John Fairfax, 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
John Contee Fairfax, 11th Lord Fairfax, (September 18, 1830 – September 25, 1900) was born at Vaucluse, Virginia, the second son of Albert Fairfax (April 15, 1802 – May 9, 1835) and Caroline Eliza Snowden (April 21, 1812 – December 28, 1899), who were married on April 7, 1828. His elder brother was Charles S. Fairfax.[1]
He married Mary Kirby, daughter of Col. Edward Kirby, in 1857. They had children: Caroline Snowden Fairfax, Josephine Fairfax, (who married Tunstall Smith), and Albert Fairfax who became the 12th Lord Fairfax.[1]
He died at age 70 in his country home Northampton, in Prince George's County, Maryland. At the time of his death he was the only British peer with American citizenship.[2]
References
- 1 2 du Bellet, Louise Pecquet (1907). Some Prominent Virginian Families. Bell Company.
- ↑ "Titled American Dead; Lord Fairfax and Baron Cameron Passes Away in Maryland. Descendant of Great Scottish Family That Figures in English History -- New Peer Lived in This City.". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). September 30, 1900.
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| Preceded by Charles S. Fairfax |
Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1869-1900 |
Succeeded by Albert Fairfax |
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