William George Fairfax

William George Fairfax

Sir William George Fairfax (died 7 November 1813) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and the progenitor of the Fairfax Baronets.

Commissioned a lieutenant on 20 December 1757, he rose in rank becoming

* Commander, 13 May 1778
* Captain, 12 January 1782
* Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1 January 1801
* Rear-Admiral of the White, 23 April 1804
* Rear-Admiral of the Red, 9 November 1805
* Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 13 December 1806
* Vice-Admiral of the White, 25 October 1809
* Vice-Admiral of the Red, 31 July 1810

He was knighted in 1797

References

A. W. H. Pearsall, "Sir William George Fairfax" in "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" (2004)

David Syrett and R. L. DiNardo, eds., "Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815" (1994)


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