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Show I ' AMERICAN iS SCOTCH LORD Having been confirmed by tho coramltteo on 03fe3! privileges of the house of lords In his right as j?,- C the twelfth baron of Cameron, Albert Klrby Fair- W V fax, native American, now officially bears tho vC Wl title of Lord Fairfax of tho Scotch peerage and Wj, Is entitled to all tho privileges of a peer In tho M viv SSSRij United Kingdom, excepting that these do not W1 " Bi"flf Include a scat In tho houso of lordB, a distinction 'ifJi is which, however, may bo attained by him through Vj , jy u i P election as ono of tho 10 delegates to tho houso r c&c UM by tho Scottish peorago for each parliamentary K- " VV session. S f&xr Efc Tho houso of Fairfax dates back to 1C27. Rb fMW7yliMtt. funi,or W0I! ono of 1,10 few nou,cs w,1 B,(lctl Mf'mYTiMflm w'"' Cromwell and ho held chief command nt Wlmm k V IIVWHmA Marston Moor. His son was general-ln-chlef of tho parliamentary forces and gained the great victory at Nascby. When the king enmo to his own tho Fulrfax of that day deemed It best to como to Americn, and nbout 1739 settled In Virginia, whoro ho bought a tract of land comprising somo G.000,000 acres, and erected two mansions Urovolr and Oreenway Court whoro ho lived In baronial style. The present Virginia family homo Is Northampton, Prlnco Oeorgo county, an estate of about 700 acres, being a part of tho orlglnnl Fairfax grant. Albert Klrby Fnlrfax wbb born there, as were his brother and thrco sisters. His father was Dr. John Conteo Fairfax, who, llko all of his ancestors after tho first of them camo to America, disdained to lay claim to tho tltlo, with tho exception of Rev: Hrlan Fairfax, who went to England In 1800 nnd received recognition as tho eighth Lord Fairfax, but returned to this country and nover assumed the tltlo. Tho mo'ther of Albert Klrby Fairfax was n daughter of Col. Edmund Klrby of tho United States army. Sovoral years ago Albert wont to Now York and obtained a position in the banking houso of Uarrlng, Magoon & Co., In Wall street, with tho Intention of becoming a banker. In 1902 ho went to London to represent an International Internation-al banking concern and announced his Intention of assuming his tltlo. Tho British chnncellor decided that ho could exorclso all tho rights of his rank-attend rank-attend coronations nnd various court functions, but could not havo a volco In tho houso of lords unless ho ohould become a British subject and bo elected as ono of tho 16 Scottish poors. He attended the coronation of King Edward by special Invitation and was extensively entertained by tho peerage. |