Lord Ferfax of Cameron is an ancestral title in the Scottish Peer system . The Lords Ferfax of Cameron, who received the Scottish noble title, are members of an ancient English family from Yorkshire . Baronets Ferfax of Holmes (Creation of 1836) are members of another branch of the Ferfax clan. From 1515 to 1700, the family lived in Denton Hall .
| Lord Ferfax of Cameron | |
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| Period | May 4, 1627 - present |
| Ancestor | Thomas Ferfax, 1st Lord Ferfax of Cameron |
| Homeland | Scotland |
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Estates | Denton Hall (1515-1700) |
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History
The king of England, Scotland and Ireland, Charles I Stewart, on October 18, 1627 created the title of Lord Ferfax for Sir Thomas Ferfax (1560-1640). He represented the English Queen Elizabeth Tudor during a series of diplomatic missions to the court of Scottish King James VI Stuart , and also sat in the House of Commons from Lincoln (1586), Oldborough (1588) and Yorkshire (1601-1625).
His son Ferdinand Ferfax, 2nd Lord Ferfax (1584–1648), and grandson, Thomas Ferfax, 3rd Lord Ferfax (1612–1671), were prominent military leaders during the Civil War in England , during which they fought on the side of Parliament against the king. Ferdinando Ferfax was a member of the House of Commons of England from Borobridge (1614–1629, 1640) and Yorkshire (1640–1648), and his son Thomas Ferfax sat in the House of Commons from Cirencester (1648) and was Lord of Maine (1651–1660). After the death of the latter in 1671, the title was inherited by his cousin, Henry Ferfax, 4th Lord Ferfax (1631–1688). He was the son of Rev. Henry Ferfax (1588–1665), the second son of the 1st Lord Ferfax. He sat in the House of Commons from Yorkshire. His son, Thomas Ferfax, 5th Lord Ferfax (1657–1710), represented the House of Commons of Malton (1685–1689) and Yorkshire (1689–1702, 1707).
He was succeeded by his son, Thomas Ferfax, 6th Lord Ferfax (1692-1781). He inherited large estates in the Virginia colony from his mother Catherine, daughter of Thomas Kolepeper, 2nd Baron Kolepeper , Governor of Virginia . In 1781, after his death, the title and American estates were received by his younger brother, Robert Ferfax, 7th Lord Ferfax (1707-1793). He represented Maidstone and Kent in the House of Commons. During the Revolutionary War, Ferfax estates were confiscated. He was succeeded by his second cousin, Brian Ferfax, 8th Lord Ferfax (1737–1802), who also lived in Virginia. He was the son of Colonel William Ferfax (1691-1757) and the grandson of the Rev. Hon. Henry Ferfax (1659-1708), the second son of the 4th Lord Ferfax.
His descendant, Albert Kirby Ferfax, 12th Lord Ferfax (1870-1939), lived in Maryland in the United States. His descendants lived in the United States for several generations and essentially forgot about their peers' title. In 1908, the Privilege Committee of the House of Lords of Great Britain officially recognized the American Albert Ferfax as Lord Ferfax of Cameron. From 1917 to 1939, he served in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer .
He was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas Bryan McKelvey Ferfax, 13th Lord Ferfax (1923-1964). He was also the Scottish Peer Representative in the House of Lords of Great Britain from 1945 to 1963 . In 1954 - 1957, he served as Lord pending in the conservative administrations of Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden . As of 2015, the title holder was his son, Nicholas John Albert Ferfax, 14th Lord Ferfax (born 1956 ), who succeeded his father in 1964 .
Lords Fairfax of Cameron (1627)
- 1627–1640: Thomas Ferfax, 1st Lord Ferfax of Cameron (1560–2 May 1640), eldest son of Sir Thomas Ferfax (1521–1599 / 1600)
- 1640–1648: Ferdinando Ferfax, 2nd Lord Ferfax of Cameron (March 29, 1584 - March 14, 1648), the eldest son of the previous
- 1648–1671: Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Ferfax of Cameron (January 17, 1612 - November 12, 1671), the eldest son of a previous marriage
- 1671–1688: Henry Ferfax, 4th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (December 20, 1631 - April 9, 1688), second son of the Rev. Hon. Henry Ferfax (d. 1665), grandson of 1st Lord Ferfax of Cameron
- 1688-1710: Thomas Ferfax, 5th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (April 16, 1657 - January 6, 1710), the eldest son of the previous
- 1710-1781: Thomas Ferfax, 6th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (October 31, 1692 - March 12, 1781), the eldest son of the previous
- 1781-1793: Robert Ferfax, 7th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (1707 - July 15, 1793), younger brother of the previous
- 1793-1802: Brian Ferfax, 8th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (1737 - August 7, 1802), son of William Ferfax (1691-1757), grandson of the venerable Henry Ferfax (1659-1708), great-grandson of the 4th Lord Ferfax
- 1802-1846: Thomas Ferfax, 9th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (1762 - April 21, 1846), the eldest son of the previous
- 1846-1869: Charles Snowden Ferfax, 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (March 8, 1829 - April 4, 1869), the eldest son of the previous one. Member of the California State Assembly (1853–1854, 1854–1855)
- 1869-1900: John Conti Ferfax, 11th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (September 13, 1830 - September 28, 1900), younger brother of the previous
- 1900-1939: Albert Kirby Ferfax, 12th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (June 23, 1870 - October 4, 1939), the eldest son of the previous
- 1939-1964: Thomas Brian McKelvey Ferfax, 13th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (May 14, 1923 - April 8, 1964), the eldest son of the previous
- 1964 - present: Nicholas John Ferfax Albert, 14th Lord Ferfax of Cameron (born January 4, 1956), the eldest son of the previous
- Heir to the title: Hon. Edward Nicholas Thomas Ferfax, (born September 20, 1984), the eldest son of the previous one.
See also
- Baronets Ferfax of Holmes
- Fairfax (county, Virginia)
- Siege of colchester
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- thepeerage.com