William Fairfax

Summary

William Fairfax is a human^[1]. He was born on +1609-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1644-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• William Fairfax was born on +1609-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Fairfax died on +1644-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Fairfax's father was Philip Fairfax^[5].
• William Fairfax's mother was Frances Sheffield^[6].
• William Fairfax was married to Frances Chaloner^[7].
• A child of William Fairfax was William Fairfax^[8].
• A child of William Fairfax was Isabella Fairfax^[9].
• William Fairfax was educated at St John's College^[10].
• William Fairfax's image is recorded as William Fairfax (1609-1644), by Samuel Cooper.jpg^[11].
• William Fairfax is recorded as male^[12].
• William Fairfax's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Fairfax's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26032544^[14].
• William Fairfax's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85088552^[15].
• William Fairfax's Commons category is recorded as Sir William Fairfax (1609–1644)^[16].
• William Fairfax's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir^[17].
• William Fairfax's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 147020256^[18].
• William Fairfax's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gfg293^[19].
• William Fairfax's family name is recorded as Fairfax^[20].
• William Fairfax's given name is recorded as William^[21].
• William Fairfax's depicted by is recorded as Sir William Fairfax (1609-1644)^[22].
• William Fairfax's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[23].
• William Fairfax's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 9095^[24].
• William Fairfax's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00472901^[25].
• William Fairfax's FAST ID is recorded as 149081^[26].
• William Fairfax's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10004104^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Fairfax was born on +1609-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. His father was Philip Fairfax^[5]. His mother was Frances Sheffield^[6].

Education

William Fairfax's education included a stint at St John's College^[10].

Personal Life

William Fairfax was married to Frances Chaloner^[7]. Children include he^[8], 1626–1674^[28] and Isabella Fairfax^[9], 1637–1691^[29].

Death and Burial

William Fairfax died on +1644-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

William Fairfax ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[4]

FAQs

Who were William Fairfax's parents?

William Fairfax's father was Philip Fairfax^[5]. William Fairfax's mother was Frances Sheffield^[6].

Who was William Fairfax married to?

William Fairfax's spouses include Frances Chaloner^[7].

Where did William Fairfax go to school?

William Fairfax was educated at St John's College^[10].