The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-12
.L0RD.FAlRFAX.
AT COURT !
Native ofMaryland. lie Comes
Of Virginia Ancestry.
LIVES IN BRITISH CAPITAL
King Much Interested In Unique History
ofthe Man Who Is an American by
Birth, Scotchman by Title and
Il. an EngIishman BY Domlcile.

A cablcgrlm from London states that
Lord Fairfax, or New. Y ork, an American
e by BIRTH, Il Scotchnnn by title and an Eng
lishman by domcilc, baron, banker and
bachelor, was, on Mondny last, presented
to King Edward. Of whose realm ho is n
peer. but of whom he Is not q subject
The presentation was made by Lord
Klnhaird, and the King was much inter-
cstcd as the young mans complicated
B status was explained to him.
Albert Kirby Fairfax, the Lord Fairfax,
Baron OF Cameron. who was presented to
King Edward WAS born In 1870. His
father, Dr.. John Fairfax Of Leland
i Prince Georges county, Md. who died
sometime ago, was the yundlsputcd cley-
enth Baron Fairfax but he had such an
h utter disdain for all things pertaining to
royalty that he never, made capital or
4 hs@position, nor took any apparent inter
Is est In the royal happenings in England
Not so with the present Baron Fairfax
This young man, whose mother still re-
+ sides in Prince Georges county, employed
q attorneys shortly after the death Of his
father to formally lay claim TO the title
This has been practically accomplished,
X as the young man was formally DID 70
attend the coronation f3s IS
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The title Of Baron Fairfax was created
in 1927, and the fifth Lord Fairfax eft his
home and estates In Scotland In 1722 FOR
America, because he was disappointed IN
\ love and believed hlInsclfo Ill treated by
q the members OF his family. BY an ar
4 rangcmcnt with@the crown he secured
grant Of land In what was then included
y in Virginia. amounting TO Ooo.Vo acres res
4, On this a palatial home for those days
was built and Lord Fairfax became a
power as the wen!thiest man In the colo
MES. He was the friend Of Washington
and employed the latter for survey " ORR
g Il IA miiar fact to all who have read the
Z life OF the Father OF His Country. The
seat OF the Fairfax family was near TO
Mount Vernon. and was gathering place
for the gentry OF the time. maintaining
a q rcpu:eNa1n for notable hospitality,
Lord Fhsrfnx died without children and
his property WAS inherited BY his brothcr'
b William Fairfax. who married Sally Cary,
* 'the Lowland Beauty Of whom IL IS tod
that she Tilted Washington. This couple
had no children, and when William FAIR
Il fax died Robert. his younger pro.her,
came into the title and estate. From
him the Falrfaxes Of the United States
nre descended. During the Revolutionary
war the title was held by Rev. Bryan
T FAIRFAX, who was rector of Christ
Ii Church. Alexa ndria, OF which Washington
was a yestryman. He sympathized with
4 the colonies was an intimate friend OF
washington and contributed generously
from his private purse toward the cause
q liberty.
no LIKING, FOR ROYALTY.
11la. him, after two generations, was
dcs;s.reed John Fairfax who was en-
titled to place In the English peeragc,
= but did not care to claim II. He, lived
4 in Washlngton where previous to the
outbreak OF the war no was In high
professional repute. On the outbreak OF
(. the war, however, his sympathies went
to the South with the result that he was
+ practically ostracised in the circles In
which he had moved and his practice fell
away sadly. Deciding to leave Wash
ington after these misfortunes, he bought
the place In Maryland. not far from the
District where he spent the remainder
OF his life in quiet pursuits, country
gentleman Of a delightful personality.
with no ambition to herald himself Earl
Z OF Culpeper, but e;ninently proud Of be-
ing an American citizen. 4
Dr. Fairfax left two sons and three
daughters
One daughter, Josephine married Mr..
= Uunstall Smith, OF Baltimore.
When the Coronation plans were pub
lIshed In America young Fairfax de-
cided to 20 over to England and claim
his rights to be present at the crown
ing OF King Edward and wear the robes
and coronet of q baron, though without
taking the oath of allegiance to the Brit
1sh monarch, The situation was unique.
but the equity Of the application was
undeniable. and Lord Fairfax's demand
was granted.
Since that time he has resided In Lon
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