The Viscount Fairfax | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hedon | |
| In office 1621–1626 Serving with Sir Matthew Boynton, Bt, Christopher Hilliard | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Hilliard William Sheffield |
| Succeeded by | Sir Christopher Hilliard Thomas Alured |
| Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge | |
| In office 1601–1601 Serving with Richard Whaley | |
| Preceded by | Henry Fanshawe Thomas Crompton |
| Succeeded by | John Ferne Sir Henry Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Fairfax 1575 |
| Died | 23 December 1636 (aged 60–61) |
| Spouses | Catherine Constable
(m. 1594; died 1626)Lady Mary Bamburgh
(m. 1627) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parent(s) | Sir William Fairfax Jane Stapleton |
| Alma mater | Caius College, Cambridge |
Thomas Fairfax, 1st Viscount Fairfax of Emley JP (1575 – 23 December 1636) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1626. He was created Viscount Fairfax in the Peerage of Ireland in 1629. He "erected a mansion on Bishophill (York) early in Elizabeth's reign".