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John Contee Fairfax, eleventh Lord Fairfax, (September 18, 1830 - September 25, 1900) was born at Vaucluse (plantation), 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 his country home Northampton, in Prince George's County, Maryland. He was in his seventieth year and was believed to be the only British peer with American citizenship.[2]
References
- ^ a b du Bellet, Louise Pecquet (1907). Some Prominent Virginian Families. Bell Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=tyQSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=bryan+fairfax&source=web&ots=NO-9Z2tykS&sig=LyR-YUD9WGHv8aSwAlohuhUk1zw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA180,M1.
- ^ "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. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403EFD91039E733A25753C3A96F9C946197D6CF.
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| Preceded by Charles S. Fairfax |
Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1869-1900 |
Succeeded by Albert Fairfax |
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