Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron

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Annabella Ruth Morriss
(m. 1982)
The Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Official portrait, 2020
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
16 February 1977 11 November 1999
Parent(s) Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Sonia Helen Gunston
Alma mater Eton College
Downing College

Nicholas John Albert Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (born 4 January 1956) is a British peer and Conservative politician. He is the current holder of the title of Lord Fairfax of Cameron, succeeding his father, Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, in 1964.

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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 (1927–2017). 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, 1987–1990; Sedgwick Marine & Cargo Ltd, 1995–1996; 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]

In 2020, Lord Fairfax endorsed Justin Fairfax, Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Virginia, in his bid for Governor in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. Lt. Gov. Fairfax's great-great-great-grandfather was a slave manumitted by Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. [3]

Personal life

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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
  3. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says he is formally entering 2021 race for Virginia governor
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Fairfax of Cameron
1964–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1977–1999)
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Edward Fairfax, Master of Fairfax
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
2015–present
Incumbent