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Family and Education
b. 17 Jan. 1612, 1st s. of Sir Ferdinando Fairfax* and 1st w. Mary.Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 189. educ. Otley g.s.;Bodl. Fairfax 31, f. 140. St John’s, Camb. 1626,Al. Cant.; Fairfax Corresp. ed. Johnson, i. 32. MA 12 Mar. 1647;Whitelocke, Mems. ii. 121. DCL, Oxf. 19 May 1649;Wood, Hist. Univ. Oxford (1786), ii. 620. G. Inn 26 May 1628;G. Inn Admiss. 185. travelled abroad (Netherlands, France) Mar. 1629-Feb. 1632.APC 1628-9, p. 371; Fairfax Corresp. ed. Johnson, i. 160, 163-4, 239, 241. m. 20 June 1637 (with £2,000), Anne (d. 16 Oct. 1665), da. and coh. of Horace, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury, 2da. (1. d.v.p.).Bodl. Fairfax 31, f. 128; Fairfax 32, ff. 177-8; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 189. Kntd. 28 Jan. 1641;Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 208. suc. fa. as 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron [S] 13 Mar. 1648; d. 12 Nov. 1671;Bodl. Fairfax 30, f. 25; Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 188, 189. bur. 22 Nov. 1671 22 Nov. 1671.Bodl. Fairfax 33, f. 18; LPL, MS 935, f. 37.
Offices Held

Military: vol. Dutch army by May-c.Sept. 1629. by 1 Apr. – 21 July 1639Fairfax Corresp. ed. Johnson, i. 160–1; C.R. Markham, Life of the Great Lord Fairfax (1870), 16–17. Capt. of horse, royal army, 1640.E351/292, 293. Gen. of horse (parlian.), c.Sept. 1642-Feb. 1645.CJ ii. 785a; T. Fairfax, Short Mems. of Thomas Lord Fairfax ed. B. Fairfax (1699), 96. C.-in-c. New Model army, 17 Feb. 1645–26 June 1650.A. and O. i. 614; ii. 393. Gov. Hull 16 Apr. 1645–?aft. Aug. 1651;A. and O. i. 858; CSP Dom. 1651, p. 324. Pontefract Castle 24 July 1645–?CJ iv. 216b. Constable, Tower of London 6 Aug. 1647–?26 June 1650.LJ ix. 379b.

Local: capt. militia ft. Yorks. (W. Riding) by c.1635–?May 1642;Add. 28082, f. 80; Some Speciall Passages from London..and Other Parts, no. 1 (24 May-2 June 1642), unpag. (E.202.3). col. by 27 Mar.-c.July 1660, by Aug. 1668–?d.Notts. RO, DD/SR/216/1, 16; Sheffield City Archives, WWM/D669. J.p. W. Riding 6 July 1637-June 1642, 23 Aug. 1644–d.;Supra, ‘Sir Ferdinando Fairfax’; C231/5, p. 251; C231/6, p. 5; Some Speciall Passages from Westminster, London, Yorke, and Other Parts no. 6 (28 June-5 July 1642), sig. F3; News from Yorke (1642, 669 f.6.44). liberties of Cawood, Wistow and Otley, Yorks. 17 Dec. 1641–7 Dec. 1664;C181/5, f. 216v. liberties of Ripon 17 Dec. 1641–?, by Oct. 1654 –aft. Mar. 1660;C181/5, f. 217; C181/6, pp. 66, 283; Add. 29674, f. 148. Mdx. 2 Sept. 1647-bef. Oct. 1653;C231/5, p. 97. E. Riding by Apr. 1648 – bef.Oct. 1660; N. Riding by Apr. 1648–d.;C231/6, p. 113. Mon., Northants., all cos. Wales by Feb.-c. Oct. 1650; Staffs. by Feb. 1650 – Mar. 1652; Kent, Surr. by Feb. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1653; Beds., Cambs., Cheshire, Derbys., Herts., Hunts., Leics., Northumb., Suss. by Feb. 1650-bef. c.Sept. 1656; Suff. by Feb. 1650-Mar. 1660;C193/13/3. Westminster by Feb. 1650 – bef.Oct. 1653, by Oct. 1660–d.;C193/13/3; C220/9/4. Beverley 16 Jan. 1657–?d.C181/6, p. 195; C231/6, p. 430. Commr. charitable uses, W. Riding 28 Apr. 1638, 3 Mar. 1640,C192/1, unfol. 2 Mar. 1647, 21 Feb. 1648, 21 May 1650, 11 Oct. 1658;C93/19/27, 33; C93/20/30; C93/25/2. Yorks. 19 Sept. 1650, 22 Apr. 1651;C93/20/27; C93/21/1, 13. Skipton g.s. 23 Nov. 1654;C93/23/2. N. Riding 13 Nov. 1658;C93/25/1. gaol delivery, liberties of Ripon 17 Dec. 1641, 24 Mar. 1658;C181/5, f. 217; C181/6, p. 283. assessment, W. Riding 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Aug. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660, 1661, 1664; York 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Aug. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; E., N. Riding 18 Aug. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660; Yorks. 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 1 June 1660; Westminster 26 Jan. 1660;A. and O.; SR; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). sequestration, W. Riding, York 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; E., N. Riding, Hull 3 Aug. 1643.A. and O. Member, cttee. to reside with armies in north, 24 June 1644;CJ iii. 533a; LJ vi. 604a. cttee. to command Northern Assoc. army, 12 May 1645.CJ iv. 138b; LJ vii. 367b. Commr. Northern Assoc. E., N., W. Riding, York 20 June 1645; martial law in London, 3 Apr. 1646.A. and O. Constable, Pontefract Castle 16 Mar. 1648–? High steward, honor of Pontefract 16 Mar. 1648–?Stowe 1058, f. 78v; CJ v. 500a. Steward, liberty of Ripon 16 Mar. 1648–?SP20/2, f. 249; CJ v. 500a. Custos rot. E. Riding 19 Apr. 1648-bef. Oct. 1660; N. Riding 19 Apr. 1648 – July 1660; W. Riding 19 Apr. 1648–d.;C231/6, p. 113; C231/7, p. 17. liberties of Ripon by 3 Oct. 1654-aft. Mar. 1660.C181/6, p. 66. Commr. northern cos. militia, York 23 May 1648; militia, Yorks. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660; Hull 2 Dec. 1648; York 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O. E., N., W. Riding 14 Mar. 1655;CSP Dom. 1655, p. 78. Bristol 26 July 1659; Westminster 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. Lordship, I.o.M. 15 Oct. 1651–60.P. Major, ‘Thomas Fairfax, lord of Man’, N and Q liv. 44. Gov. Otley g.s. Dec. 1652–d.Chronicles of the Free Grammar School of Prince Henry at Otley ed. L. Padgett (Otley, 1923), 81, 82. Commr. oyer and terminer, Norf. circ. by Feb. 1654-June 1659;C181/6, pp. 16, 304. Northern circ. by Feb. 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 17, 375; C181/7, pp. 17, 597. Yorks. and York 9 Dec. 1663;C181/7, p. 220. sewers, E. Riding by June 1654–d.;C181/6, pp. 46, 299; C181/7, pp. 44, 406. York and Ainsty 13 Dec. 1658, 14 Dec. 1663;C181/6, p. 331; C181/7, p. 222. Mdx. and Westminster 31 Aug. 1660;C181/7, p. 37. ejecting scandalous ministers, E., N., W. Riding, Hull, York 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O. Visitor, Durham Univ. 15 May 1657.Burton’s Diary, ii. 536. Commr. poll tax, W. Riding 1660; subsidy, 1663.SR. Dep. lt. by c.1664–d.Beinecke Lib. Osborn shelves, OSB mss 6, Box 2, Folder 36 (W. Riding militia pprs.).

Central: commr. high ct. of justice, 6 Jan. 1649. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1649, 13 Feb. 1650, 19 May 1659, 25 Feb. 1660.A. and O. Commr. maimed soldiers, 17 Dec. 1660–1.CJ viii. 213a.

Parlimentarian
FAIRFAX, Thomas, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron [S] (1612-71), of Nun Appleton, Yorks.
: of Denton, Otley and Bolton Percy, Yorks., Nun Appleton.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, attrib. E. Bower;Leeds Castle, Kent. oil on canvas, E. Bower, 1646;Private colln. oil on canvas, R. Walker;Althorp, Northants. oil on canvas, circle of R. Walker;Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. oil on canvas, H. Stone;Manchester Art Gallery. oil on canvas, double portrait with his wife, aft. W. Dobson;Colchester and Ipswich Museum Services. ?oil on canvas, aft. A. Van Dyck;Rotherham Heritage Services, Yorks. ?oil on canvas, R. Walker;St John’s Coll. Camb. ?oil on canvas, unknown, c.1645;Fairfax House, York. ?oil on canvas, unknown;Kirklees Museums and Galleries, Yorks. ?oil on canvas, unknown;Worcester City Museums. line engraving, unknown, 1646;J. Ricraft, A perfect List of all the Victories (1646, 669.f.10.79). line engraving, unknown, 1647;J. Ricraft, A Survey of Englands Champions (1647), opp. 37. line engraving, unknown, 1647;J. Vicars, England’s Worthies (1647), 40. line engraving, W. Faithorne;NPG. line engraving, W. Marshall, 1647-9;BM; NPG. etching, W. Hollar, 1648;NPG. numerous other line engravings;BM; NPG. bust, unknown, c.1650;NPG. medal, T. Simon, 1645;BM; NPG. medal, 1645.BM.

Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

FAIRFAX, Sir Thomas (1612-71), of Denton, Otley, and Nun Appleton, Bolton Percy, Yorks.

Will
8 Nov. 1667, cod. 11 Nov. 1671, pr. 8 Dec. 1671.Borthwick, Probate Reg. 52, f. 145; Markham, Fairfax, 440-6.
Estates
settled at his marriage, family’s property in Appleton, Nun Appleton, Davygate in York, Hessay and Rigton, Yorks.Bodl. Fairfax 32, f. 177. In 1648, inheritance inc. manor of Bolton Percy, Yorks.Bodl. Fairfax 32, f. 177v; Markham, Fairfax, 20. By 1651, estate inc. manors of Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside, parsonage and advowson of Sutton upon Derwent and part of the rectory of Naburn, Yorks.C94/3, ff. 57, 76; Belvoir, PZ.1, f. 12. In 1651, purchased, for £728, fee farm rents in Yorks. worth £56 p.a.SP28/288, ff. 34, 39. In 1666, estate consisted of property in Acaster Malbis, Acaster Selby, Askwith, Appleton and Nun Appleton, Bilbrough, Bolton Percy, Clementhorpe, Clifford, Denton, Middlethorpe, Newsome, Sandwith, Skelton, Steeton, Thwaites and Wistow; manor of Davy Hall, a capital messuage in Bishophill and messuages in Davygate, York; and lands, timber, rights of hunting etc. in Galtres Forest, all in Yorks.Bodl. Fairfax 33, f. 14. At his d. estate inc. also a capital messuage in Bilbrough, the ferry service at Nunn Ings, near York, advowson of rectory of Newton Kyme and 2 leases of royalties of the forest of Knaresborough, Yorks.Markham, Fairfax, 440-1, 443-5
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
The Three Black Birds, Fleet Street, London (1636) Hackney, Mdx. (1637);Fairfax Corresp. ed. Johnson, i. 302, 306, 339. Great Queen Street, St Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx. (1645-c.1650).Survey of London, v. pt. 2, p. 51-2.
Religion
presented Peter Hammond to rectory of Everingham, Yorks. 1652.Add. 36792, f. 41.
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