Thomas lord fairfax biography for kids

Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of CameronMP (1560 – 2 May 1640) was an English nobleman, soldier, diplomat, and politician, his title being in the Peerage of Scotland.

Life

Fairfax was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Fairfax of Denton, Yorkshire and Dorothy Gale, and was born at Bilbrough, near York.

As a young man he saw military service in the Low Countries, where he commanded a company of foot under Sir Francis Vere.

Thomas lord fairfax biography for kids

Before and after the death of Mary, Queen of Scots, he was employed by Elizabeth on several diplomatic communications with James VI of Scotland. James offered him a title, which he declined. In 1586 he offered his services to James to suppress a rebellion under Lord Maxwell; and on the death of Elizabeth he was, with six of his nearest kindred, one of the first Englishmen who went to Scotland to swear fealty to the new king.

He had served in France under Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex and was knighted by