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- 1 2 3 "Thomas Brian McElvie Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron". thepeerage.com. The Peerage, BP2003 volume 2, page 2867. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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