Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English army officer and politician who commanded the New Model Army from 1645 to 1650 during the English Civil War. Because of his dark hair, he was known as "Black Tom" to his loyal troops.
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The Most Excellent Thomas Fairfax, Captin Generall of the Armyes etc, etching, 1640s. National Portrait Gallery, London
Gold medal depicting Thomas Fairfax in profile, 1645. National Portrait Gallery, London
Doublet worn by Fairfax at the Battle of Maidstone in 1648
Lead bust of Thomas Fairfax, c. 1650, National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Fairfax, Knight, line engraving, 1680. National Portrait Gallery, London
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English army officer and politician who commanded the New Model Army from 1645 to 1650 during the English Civil War. Because of his dark hair, he was known as "Black Tom" to his loyal troops. He was the eldest son and heir of Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and succeeded to the title of Lord Fairfax in 1648 on the death of his father, although he was generally known as Sir Thomas Fairfax to distinguish them. He adopted the profession of arms as a young man, when he served under Horace Vere in the Netherlands. In 1637, he married Vere's daughter Anne.
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