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The Lord Fairfax of Cameron
14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Tenure1964–Present
Born (1956-05-14) 14 May 1956 (age 68)
Spouse(s)Annabella Ruth Morriss
ParentsThomas Fairfax
Sonia Helen Gunston

Nicholas John Albert Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (born 4 January 1956) is the current (as of 2015) holder of the title of Lord Fairfax of Cameron, succeeding his father, Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Early life and education

Nicholas John Albert Fairfax was born 4 January 1956, the eldest son of Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1923–1964) and his wife, Sonia Helen Gunston. Fairfax was educated at Eton and Downing College, Cambridge (LLB in International Law), is a barrister and was called to the Bar following becoming a member of Gray's Inn (1977).[1]

Career

Lord Fairfax's directorships of several companies are as follows: Thomas Miller P and I, and Thomas Miller Defence, 1987–90; Sedgwick Marine & Cargo Ltd, 1995–96; British-Georgian Soc. Ltd, 2006; Sovcomflot (UK) Ltd, since 2005; Sovcomflot, 2007. He is Patron of AMUR Tiger and Leopard Charity, 2006. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Shipwrights' Company.

He was a member of the House of Lords first from 1977 to 1999. In November 2015, he was elected to return to the House at a Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, following the death of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (1926–2015).[2]

Personal life

In 1982, he married Annabella Ruth Morriss (born 13 January 1957), eldest daughter of Nicholas and of Sarah Gilham Morriss, of Newmarket,[disambiguation needed] by whom he has three sons:[1]

  • Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax (born 20 September 1984)[1]
  • Hon. John Frederick Anthony Fairfax (born 27 Jun 1986)[1]
  • Hon. Rory Henry Francis Fairfax (born 21 May 1991)[1]

His heir apparent to the title is his eldest son, Hon Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax.

Ancestry

Family of Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
16. Albert Fairfax
8. John Fairfax, 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
17. Caroline Snowden
4. Albert Fairfax, 12th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
18. Edward Kirby
9. Mary Kirby
2. Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
10. James McKelvie
5. Maude McKelvie
1. Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
24. Thomas Gunston
12. Bernard Gunston
25. Marion Wilson
6. Cecil Gunston
26. William Wellesley
13. Ethel Wellesley
27. Jane Hayden
3. Sonia Gunston
28. Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
14. Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
29. Hariot Rowan-Hamilton
7. Lady Doris Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood
30. John Davis
15. Florence Davis

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Volume 1. Burke's Peerage (via thepeerage.com). 2003. p. 1372. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, November 2015
  • Who's Who 2008
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Fairfax of Cameron
1964–present 		Incumbent


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