Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron


Nicholas John Albert Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a Scottish nobleman, peer, and politician. He is the current holder of the title of Lord Fairfax of Cameron, succeeding his father, Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Early life and education

Nicholas John Albert Fairfax was born 4 January 1956, the eldest son of Thomas Fairfax, 13th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and his wife, Sonia Helen Gunston. Fairfax was educated at Eton and Downing College, Cambridge, is a barrister and was called to the Bar following becoming a member of Gray's Inn.

Career

Lord Fairfax's directorships of several companies are as follows: Thomas Miller P and I, and Thomas Miller Defence, 1987–90; Sedgwick Marine & Cargo Ltd, 1995–96; British-Georgian Soc. Ltd, 2006; Sovcomflot Ltd, since 2005; Sovcomflot, 2007. He is Patron of AMUR Tiger and Leopard Charity, 2006. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Shipwrights' Company.
He was a member of the House of Lords first from 1977 to 1999. In November 2015, he was elected to return to the House at a Conservative hereditary peers' by-election, following the death of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

Personal life

In 1982, he married Annabella Ruth Morriss, eldest daughter of Nicholas and of Sarah Gilham Morriss, of Newmarket, by whom he has three sons:
His heir apparent to the title is his eldest son, Hon. Edward Nicholas Thomas Fairfax.