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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
Fairfax may refer to: Places United States * Fairfax, California * Fairfax Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California * Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California, centered on Fairfax Avenue * Fairfax, Georgia * Fairfax, Indiana * Fairfax, Iowa * Fairfax District (Kansas City, Kansas), an industrial area * Fairfax, Minnesota * Fairfax, Missouri * Fairfax, Ohio, a village in Hamilton County * Fairfax, Cleveland, Ohio, a neighborhood * Fairfax, Highland County, Ohio * Fairfax, Oklahoma * Fairfax, South Carolina * Fairfax, South Dakota * Fairfax, Vermont, a New England town ** Fairfax (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town * Fairfax, Virginia, an independent city * Fairfax County, Virginia, surrounding the city of Fairfax * Fairfax Station, Virginia * Fairfax, West Virginia * Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park, West Virginia Elsewhere * Division of Fairfax, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland People * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax, California
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 7,605 at the 2020 census. History The Coast Miwok Native Americans occupied stretches along local creeks, spring and seep areas; moreover, prehistoric habitations were usually chosen near permanent and seasonal drainages, typically along flat ridges and terraces. The town was named for Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax. In 1861, Fairfax was the site of the last political duel in California. Daniel Showalter and Charles W. Piercy, both former assemblymen in the state legislature, decided to settle a political dispute at the home of Lord Fairfax, a mutual friend. Although Fairfax provided lunch to both men and tried to talk them out of it, they eventually headed to an open field nearby and dueled, with Showalter killing Piercy. The first post office opened in 1910. Fairfax became an incorporated town in 1931. On May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax ( ), colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, or simply Fairfax, is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population was 22,565, which had risen to 24,146 at the 2020 census. The City of Fairfax is an enclave surrounded by the separate political entity Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County. Fairfax City also contains an exclave of Fairfax County, the Fairfax County Court Complex. The City of Fairfax and the area immediately surrounding the historical border of the City of Fairfax, collectively designated by Fairfax County as "Fairfax", comprise the county seat of Fairfax County. The city is part of the Washington metropolitan area as well as a part of Northern Virginia. The city is west of Washington, D.C. The Washington Metro's Orange Line (Washington Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellespont Fairfax
The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships ''TI Africa'', ''TI Asia'', ''TI Europe'' and ''TI Oceania'' (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the VLCC tanker pool operator Tankers International. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years. By displacement, deadweight tonnage (≈ cargo mass), and gross tonnage (a formula value based on internal volume, not mass), the TI class ships are smaller only than Pioneering Spirit. Compared to the TI class, the Maersk Triple E class container ships are longer and have a higher cargo volume, including above-deck containers. The previous largest ship, the supertanker ''Seawise Giant'', was dismantled in 2010. History All four oil tankers were constructed for shipping company Hellespont Group by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea, entering service between March 2002 and April 2003. The ships were originally named ''Hellespont Alhambra'', ''Hellespont F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Fairfax
The University of Fairfax is an institution of higher education headquartered in Salem, Virginia. It offers online graduate degrees (Masters and Doctorates) in cybersecurity, cloud computing, computer science and engineering, and business as well as several graduate certificates.About the University page University of Fairfax website (accessed February 15, 2017) The entire program is provided via instructor led conference calls and online instruction. The Certification Training Center for Continuing Professional Education was established to support the continuing professional education needs of students and alumni. Through this center, the University provides support by co-sponsoring information security certification trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax University
Fairfax University was an unaccreditedSeOregon Office of Degree Authorization List of Unaccredited colleges anInstitutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas distance-learning institution established in Louisiana in 1986 and discontinued in 2004. Prior to losing its state of Louisiana license in 2001, it held graduation ceremonies in the US. Its president was the British academic Alan M. Jones, PhD. In 2005 the University was relaunched as Fairfax University Institute with Alan Jones still as its President. In June 2007 several news media sources reported that it had relocated to the Cayman Islands where it was operating under its new name. U.S. state education agencies report that Fairfax operated in the past from the U.S. states of Louisiana (the university had an administration office in Baton Rouge until 2004), Montana, and South Dakota and from the United Kingdom. According to HEDD, the UK Higher Education’s official system for candidate verification and university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax (White Pine, Tennessee)
Fairfax is a historic mansion in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. History The mansion was completed in 1840. It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866). It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. Senator Herbert S. Walters grew up in this house. By 1953, it was acquired by Thomas H. Berry and his wife, Ellen McClung. They restored it a year later, in 1954. They hired Irish painter James Reynolds to do the murals in the living-room. Architectural significance It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... since April 13, 1973. The house was surveyed and photographed for the Historic Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax Academy
Fairfax Academy (formerly Fairfax School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, in north Birmingham. The school was established in 1959. The school has a sixth-form, with a new sixth-form centre which opened in September 2013. History The School opened in 1959; the founding Headmaster was Mr G Philpott. He was followed by Don Field. The School became a grant maintained, under the headship of Mr Richard Metcalfe, it then transitioned to become a foundation school under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The School converted to become an Academy (English school) on 1 July 2011 under the headship of Mrs S Calvert. Calvert had been appointed headteacher in September 2006, and left in December 2011. Mr A Bird was appointed as headteacher from the start of the Spring Term 2011/12. On 1 November 2014 Fairfax School became part of the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust; Mr Bird became the Executive Head and Deborah Bunn was Headteacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Fairfax Of Emley
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, all of whose children, apart from his daughter Anne, died in infancy. Viscounts Fairfax of Emley (1629) * Thomas Fairfax, 1st Viscount Fairfax of Emley (1574–1636) *Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Viscount Fairfax of Emley (–1641) *William Fairfax, 3rd Viscount Fairfax of Emley (1620–1648) *Thomas Fairfax, 4th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (died 1651) *Charles Fairfax, 5th Viscount Fairfax of Emley Charles Fairfax, 5th Viscount Fairfax of Emley (died 6 July 1711), was an English peer. Fairfax was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 2nd Viscount Fairfax of Emley, by Alathea Howard, daughter of Sir Philip Howard, son of Lord William Howard. He succeed ... (died 1711 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Fairfax Of Cameron
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Despite holding a Scottish peerage, the Lords Fairfax of Cameron are members of an ancient Yorkshire family, of which the Fairfax baronets of The Holmes are members of another branch. From 1515 to about 1700 the family lived at Denton Hall. History Charles I created the title in 1627 for Sir Thomas Fairfax. He had represented Queen Elizabeth I on several diplomatic missions to James VI of Scotland and also sat as a Member of Parliament for several constituencies in the English Parliament. Both his son Ferdinando, the second Lord, and grandson, Thomas, the third Lord, served as prominent military commanders in the cause of Parliament during the Civil War. On the latter's death in 1671 the title passed to his first cousin, the fourth Lord. He was the son of Reverend Henry Fairfax, second son of the first Lord, and notably represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax (name)
Fairfax is both a surname of English (Yorkshire and Northumberland, with a few branches later settling in Scotland) origin which means "fair hair", and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alan Fairfax (1906–1955), Australian cricketer * Daphne Fairfax, a British comedian * Edward Fairfax, translator * Henry Fairfax (Royal Navy officer), British Admiral and Naval Commander K.C.B., F.R.G.S., * James Fairfax (1933–2017), Australian businessman and philanthropist * John Fairfax (other), name of several notable people :* John Fairfax (delegate) (1762-1843), manager for George Washington :* John Fairfax (minister) (1623–1700), English ejected minister :* John Fairfax, 11th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1830–1900), British peer with American citizenship :* John Fairfax (poet) (1930–2009), English poet :* John Fairfax (rower) (1937–2012), British ocean rower and adventurer * Justin Fairfax, American Democratic politician and lieutenant governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Fairfax
The Division of Fairfax is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created in 1984 and is named after Ruth Fairfax, founder of the Country Women's Association. It is located in the Sunshine Coast region north of Brisbane and includes the towns of Coolum, Yaroomba, Marcoola, Mudjimba, Maroochydore, Buderim, Woombye, Bli Bli, Yandina, Nambour, Mapleton, Kenilworth and Eumundi. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park is a West Virginia state park commemorating the Fairfax Stone, a surveyor's marker and boundary stone at the source of the North Branch of the Potomac River. The original stone was placed on October 23, 1746 to settle a boundary dispute between Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and the English Privy Council concerning the Northern Neck of Virginia. It determined the proprietorship and boundaries of a large tract of mostly unsurveyed land in the English colonies of Maryland and Virginia. Park Fairfax Stone Historical Monument, part of a four-acre West Virginia state park, is six miles north of Thomas, West Virginia. The site is sparsely developed, lacking any buildings or restroom facilities. History The exact boundaries of the " Northern Neck Land Grant" (later called the "Fairfax Grant") had been undetermined since it was first contrived in 1649 by the then-exiled King Charles II. John Savage and his survey party had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
