Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Brian McKelvie Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (14 May 1923-8 April 1964), was a Scottish peer and Conservative
politician. He served in the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards
. In 1945 he was elected a Scottish Representative Peer
, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Lord President of the Council
(Lord Woolton and Lord Salisbury
respectively) from 1951 to 1953 and to the Minister of Materials
(Lord Woolton) between 1953 and 1954. In 1954 he was made a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip in the House of Lords
), a post he held until 1957.
Lord Fairfax of Cameron married Sonia Helen Gunston (b. 1926), younger daughter of Cecil Bernard Gunston, MC
, and his wife Lady Doris Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (herself eldest daughter of Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
) in 1951. He died in April 1964, aged only 40, and was succeeded by his eight-year old son Nicholas.
His widow Lady Fairfax of Cameron was appointed Temporary Lady of the Bedchamber
to Queen Elizabeth II
in 1967
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. He served in the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
. In 1945 he was elected a Scottish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends each meeting of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval...
(Lord Woolton and Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1903 to 1947, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
respectively) from 1951 to 1953 and to the Minister of Materials
Minister of Materials
The Minister of Materials was a short-lived ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of the Ministry of Materials. Created on 6 July 1951, the office was wound up on 16 August 1954. Most of its holders also held another ministerial office.The establishment of the...
(Lord Woolton) between 1953 and 1954. In 1954 he was made a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
(government whip in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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), a post he held until 1957.
Lord Fairfax of Cameron married Sonia Helen Gunston (b. 1926), younger daughter of Cecil Bernard Gunston, MC
Military Cross
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, and his wife Lady Doris Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (herself eldest daughter of Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Terence John Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 2nd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL JP , styled Lord Terence Blackwood between 1888 and 1900 and Earl of Ava between 1900 and 1902, was a British diplomat....
) in 1951. He died in April 1964, aged only 40, and was succeeded by his eight-year old son Nicholas.
His widow Lady Fairfax of Cameron was appointed Temporary Lady of the Bedchamber
Lady of the Bedchamber
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to Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
in 1967