Viscount Fairfax of Emley
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Viscount Fairfax of Emley, in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created on 10 February 1629 for Sir Thomas Fairfax, previously Member of Parliament
for Hedon
. The fifth Viscount was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
. The title became extinct upon the death of the ninth Viscount in 1772.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created on 10 February 1629 for Sir Thomas Fairfax, previously Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hedon
Hedon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hedon, sometimes spelt Heydon, was a parliamentary borough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1547 to 1832.-History:...
. The fifth Viscount was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire....
. The title became extinct upon the death of the ninth Viscount in 1772.
Viscounts Fairfax of Emley (1629)
- Thomas Fairfax, 1st Viscount Fairfax of Emley (1574–1636)
- Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Viscount Fairfax of Emley (c.1604–1641)
- William Fairfax, 3rd Viscount Fairfax of Emley (1620–1648)
- Thomas Fairfax, 4th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1651)
- Charles Fairfax, 5th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1711)
- Charles Fairfax, 6th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1715)
- Charles Fairfax, 7th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1719)
- William Fairfax, 8th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1738)
- Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (d. 1772)