Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax baronet
Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English army officer, diplomat and politician.
Lord Fairfax of Cameron
…baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch. From 1515 to about 1700 the family lived at Denton Hall. Charles I created the title in 1627 for Sir Thomas Fairfax. He had represented Queen Elizabeth I on several diplomatic missions to James VI of Scotland and also sat as a Member of Parliament for several…