Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Fairfax
Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron
The Oxford Companion to British History
|
2002
|
|
© The Oxford Companion to British History 2002, originally published by Oxford University Press 2002. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron [S] (1584–1648). Parliamentary commander in the Civil War. As soon as fighting began in 1642, Fairfax was put in command of Parliament's forces in Yorkshire, his home county. The early months of 1643 were spent jockeying for position, but in June 1643 he was badly beaten by
Newcastle at
Adwalton Moor and besieged in Hull. With his son Sir Thomas
Fairfax he gained a significant victory at
Selby in April 1644 and he fought at
Marston Moor, where his son Charles was killed. He resigned in accordance with the self-denying ordinance of 1645.
J. A. Cannon
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Fairfax County EDA Works with 28 Companies that Will Create 3,724 Jobs; Thriving Economy Led by IT Services Firms.
Business Wire; 5/2/2005; 700+ words
; FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- More than 3,700 jobs - many in information...technology-related fields - were or will be added to the Fairfax County economy by 28 companies that utilized Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) services...
|
|
Fairfax Grows Up to Be a Political Heavyweight
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/23/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...bigger crowds, but at a campaign rally in Fairfax County on Friday he quietly demonstrated...of Washington, particularly those in Fairfax County. And to an increasing extent, the political agenda of Fairfax is dominating the political agenda of...
|
|
|
FAIRFAX COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...reservations required. 703-923-4690. FAIRFAX CITY CONCERT, Friday Morning Music Club...Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr., Fairfax City. Free. 703- 352-2787. MCLEAN...Alexandria. $4. 703-765-4573. FAIRFAX CITY BAND CONCERT, the City of Fairfax...
|
|
|
Fairfax Community Events May 5-12, 2005
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...Tickets, 703-218-6500; information, 703-255-1860. FAIRFAX HISTORY TALK, Susan Inskeep Gray, curator of the Fairfax Museum, discusses "Honoring the Fallen: The Fairfax Ladies Memorial Association," 1 p.m., Ratcliffe-Allison...
|
|
Fairfax Proposes to Acquire Minority Stake in Odyssey Re for $60 Per Share.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...release are expressed in U.S. dollars) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX:FFH...compounded annual return of 16.2%. Fairfax currently owns approximately 72.6...shares of common stock of Odyssey Re. Fairfax intends to issue new equity under its...
|
|
Fairfax steps up recruiting of foreign firms.(Business Times)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; Fairfax County, already awash in foreign companies and the jobs...locate sales, software development and other operations in Fairfax. The move came about 17 months after Fairfax opened its first foreign office in Tokyo. Although many...
|
|
Fairfax Financial is Asked to Answer Disclosure Questions on Conference Call.
PR Newswire; 2/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...problematic transaction (the "Transaction") engaged in with Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (NYSE/TSX: FFH, "Fairfax") (see Carol Remond, Letter to BofA Directors Questions Fairfax Deal, Dow Jones Newswires, February 11, 2008). The...
|
|
|
Fairfax's Idea To Be a City Powerful Ammo For Road Funds
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...about the proposal to officially convert Fairfax County into a city. First, as usual...get more money for roads. That said, Fairfax should do it. Adopting a city form of...longstanding, irresponsible refusal to give Fairfax enough resources for transportation...
|
|
|
Fairfax's Frivolous Lawsuit Dismissed by Court.
PR Newswire; 2/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...dismissal of all claims brought against them by Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd (NYSE/TSX: FFH, "Fairfax") and Crum & Forster Holdings...amp;F"). This is a major setback in Fairfax's crusade to silence its critics. ICP...
|
|
FAIRFAX AREA AGENCY ON AGING RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/22/2008; 700+ words
; The Fairfax County Department of Family Services issued the following press release: The Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Fairfax Area Agency on Aging was awarded two Aging Innovations and Achievement Awards by the National Association...
|
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited 95 Wellington...Casualty Insurance Carriers Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a dealer in...shareholders by means of its investments. Fairfax is led by CEO Prem Watsa. The company...
|
|
|
John Fairfax Holdings Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
John Fairfax Holdings Limited 235-243 Jones Street...Incorporated: April 9, 1955 as John Fairfax Limited Employees: 4,340 Sales: A...Periodicals; 6719 Holding Companies, Nee John Fairfax Holdings Limited is the holding company...
|
|
Thomas Fairfax Fairfax of Cameron, 6th Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Fairfax Fairfax of Cameron, 6th Baron 1693-1781, proprietor of the Northern Neck...disputed the extent of his grant, and both parties had surveys made, Fairfax journeying (1735-37) to the colony for that purpose. In 1745 the...
|
|
|
Thomas Fairfax Fairfax of Cameron, 3d Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Fairfax Fairfax of Cameron, 3d Baron 1612-71, English general. He was the son of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2d Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1584-1648), whose title he inherited...
|
|
Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron [S] (1584–1648). Parliamentary commander in the Civil War. As soon as fighting began in 1642, Fairfax was put in command of Parliament's forces in Yorkshire, his home...
|
