Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Common card · No. 235721

Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781) was an Anglo-American peer and planter. The only member of the British peerage to permanently reside in British America, Fairfax owned the Northern Neck Proprietary in the Colony of Virginia, where he spent the majority of his life. The proprietary had been granted to Fairfax's great-grandfather John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper by Charles II of England in 1649. On his Virginian estates, Fairfax developed a profitable operation. A steadfast Loyalist during the American Revolution, he was largely protected from the loss of his property due to his friendship with George Washington. Several places in Northern Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia are named for him, including Fairfax County, Virginia and the City of Fairfax.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Unidentified painter, Public domain