Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-07-08
WANTS TO BE LORD FAIRFAX.


has arrived 10 London for the
purpose of presenting the claim
of Albert Fairfax, Of New York
city, TO the English peerage under the
title of Lord Fairfax, E ,rl OF ColDeper.
| This peerage was created in 1927, and
the fifth Lord Fairfax lett bis home and
| estates 10 Scotland 10 1922 for America
because he was disappointed In love,
and, as he bell we'd, badly treated by
the me mbers of his family. By an ar
rangement with the crown be occurred
| 4 patent for tract of over 100000
acres of land in Virginia. and was the
richest man 10 oil the colonies 10 bis
day. He was the friend Of Washing
ton, and employed the future father OF
his country 10 surveying. His manor
house W g nsar Mount Vernon. Lord
Fairfax, however, died without children
and bis property was inherited by bis
brother, William Fairfax, who married
Sally Cary, "The L)wland Beauty"
ho lied Washington. Tney had no
children, aud when William Fairfax
| died, Robert. bis younger bro' her, came
into the title and es;stes. From him
the Fsirfaxes of the United States
are descended. During the revolu.
tionsry war the title was held by
Rev. Bryao Fairfax, who was rector of
Chris. church, Alexandria. Of which
Washington wes veftrymaD. de
sympalhizeh with the colonies, was In
innate with Washington, and contrib
uted money as we'll as prayers for the
cause of the rebels.
From him alter two generations wss
descsnde1 John Fairfax, who ives en-.
tiled to q place In the English peerage,
but did not care to claim 1t. He lived
In Washington, where he practiced
medicine and was In high professional
repute until the civil war broke out,
when his sympathies with the Confed-
eracy clused him to be ostrAcised. He
lost his patients and his friends. and
picking up what money he had, bought
a secluded plantation in Maryland, and
lived there until year pgo, whom no
was called to bis last account. DIR.
Fairfax left two sons and several
daughters. Albert. the elder, Is
c'erk in banking house in New York
city, and having social aspirations,
desires to recover for the benefit OF
himself and his posterity the title
and privileges that belong to the
British peersge. He has prepared
a petition to King Edward VII
asking recognition as Lord Fairfax.
Earl OF Culpeper. Abundant testimony
has been taken before Lord PauDcefote,
at the British Embassy 10 Washington,
to prove his descent from Robert, the
brother OF the original Lord FairfaI
and the claim Is not questioned. Mr..
Fairfax is, however, an American clti-
zen, and will be required to take out
Oaturaliz alton papers in England in case
his application is favorably considered.
The petition must first be presented
to the King, who will send 1t to the
House OF Lords, where 1t will be re-
fsrred to the appropriate committs O.
which In time, will make report. and
II adoy d and approved by the King,
will restore the name OF Lord Fairfax
to the list OF peers. His fathers name
is given 10 Burke's Peerage as tne
eleventh B BIou OF Fairfax.
Being q Scotch title, the new Lord
Fairfax will be compelled to come over
and meet the other thirty-six Scottish
peers at Holyrood Castle and secure
their assent, as we'll ss that OF the King
because only by their vote can he be
admitted to the House of Lords at Lon
don. Nor can the King receive him IN
public audience until after the Scottish
| lords have passed upon his title.