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Fauquier Historical Society
Fauquier may refer to: People * Francis Fauquier (1703-1768), lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony * Frederick Fauquier (1817-1881), Canadian Angelican priest * George Fauquier (1798-1887), English cricketer * John Emilius Fauquier (1909-1981), Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader Places Canada * Fauquier, British Columbia, Canada * Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario, Canada United States * Fauquier County, Virginia, United States ** Fauquier County Public Schools *** Fauquier High School ** Fauquier County Sheriff's Office ** Old Fauquier County Jail Built in Warrenton in 1808, the sixth jail in Fauquier County, Virginia ran for only fifteen years before a new jail was erected behind it after a lawsuit with the Commonwealth of Virginia. In those fifteen years the four-cell jail saw death and d ... ** Warrenton-Fauquier Airport {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fauquier
Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony (in what is today the United States), and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768. He was a noted teacher and close friend of Thomas Jefferson. As royal governor of Virginia, Fauquier often hosted lavish parties where Jefferson (then a College of William and Mary student) played his violin and drank imported wines. Fauquier County in Northern Virginia is named in his honor. Also, due to his connection to several prominent members (both student and faculty) of The College of William & Mary, a building and a secret society ( The Fauquier Society) on the campus are named for him. Background Fauquier was born in England. His father, Dr. John Francis Fauquier, a French Huguenot born in Clairac, Lot-&-Garonne France, relocated to Britain where he worked as a financial agent and deputy master of the mint, where he worked under Sir Isaac Newton. Later in life Dr. Fauquier became dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Fauquier
Frederick Dawson Fauquier (29 July 1817 – 7 December 1881) was an eminent Canadian Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century. Personal life Fauquier was born in Malta on 29 July 1817. He was orphaned at a young age and adopted by an aunt who lived in Hampton, London, England. Fauquier received his formative education in Richmond, London. In 1836 Fauquier emigrated to Upper Canada and settled as a farmer in at East Zorra. He married Sarah Eliza Burrowes, daughter of Colonel Burrowes of the British Army in approximately 1846 Burrowes and Fauquier had two sons. Ordained life Fauquier attended the Diocesan Theological Institute in Cobourg in 1842 and studied under Archdeacon A.B. Bethune. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1845 and was ordained by Bishop John Strachan as a priest in 1846. Fauquier was appointed as the incumbent of his home parish at Huntingford, Ontario in 1875. In 1873 he was appointed to the episcopate as the inaugural Bishop of Algoma. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fauquier
Reverend George Lillie Wodehouse Fauquier (30 November 1798 – 26 February 1887) was an English first-class cricketer who had a four-match career for Cambridge University between 1819 and 1821. Born in Hampton Court to Thomas Fauquier and Charlotte Townshend, he was one of ten children, and attended Pembroke College, Cambridge. He scored the majority of his 29 career runs on 24 May 1819, against Cambridge Town Club, and managed to take four wickets in each of the next two seasons. He went on to become a vicar of West Haddon in Northamptonshire, authoring ''Readings and Addresses To Be Used With the Order for the Visitation of the Sick'' in 1869. References External links * * Bibliography * Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ..., ''Scores & Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Emilius Fauquier
Air Commodore John Emilius Fauquier, (19 March 1909 – 3 April 1981) was a Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader. He commanded No. 405 Squadron RCAF and later No. 617 Squadron RAF (the Dambusters) over the course of the war. A bush pilot prior to the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight instructor in 1939. He then joined 405 Squadron in 1941 and would fly operationally for the rest of the war, taking a drop in rank on one occasion to return to active command. During his three tours of operation he participated in Operation ''Hydra'' and dozens of other sorties over Europe. Early years Fauquier was born at Ottawa, Ontario on 19 March 1909, educated at Ashbury College and then entered the investment business at Montreal, Quebec where he joined a flying club. After earning his commercial pilot's licence he formed Commercial Airways at Noranda, Quebec and prior to the Second World War had flown some 3,000 hours as pilot in command on b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier, British Columbia
Fauquier () is an unincorporated place on the east shore of Lower Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The eastern terminal for the Needles Ferry, the landing on Highway 6 is south of Nakusp. Name origin The community that arose in the 1910s was named for Frederick George Fauquier, who had served at times as a mining recorder, police officer, notary public, justice of the peace, government agent, stipendiary magistrate, and gold commissioner in the Kootenay region. Sentenced to two years for misappropriating public funds, he had settled at his ranch by 1905, which became known as Fauquier's Landing, or Fauquier. Former settlement Fauquier developed one of the largest orchards on the lake, which led to the establishment of other orchards in the neighbourhood. The Canadian Pacific Railway steamers on the Arrowhead– Robson route served the landing. In the early 1930s, the post office and school served the 100 residents. New settlement The origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier-Strickland
Fauquier-Strickland ( or ) is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill. All are located along Ontario Highway 11 between the community of Departure Lake to the east and the municipality of Moonbeam to the west. The municipality was incorporated on December 24, 1921, as Shackleton and Machin, the names of the two geographic townships that then comprised its territory. It adopted its current name in 1984, renaming itself for its two largest communities. , it includes the two original geographic townships; to the south the eastern half of geographic Macvicar Township, the western half of geographic Carmichael Township, and all of geographic Stringer Township; to the east, the western portion of geographic Haggart Township; and to the north, all of geographic Beardmore Township. Ironically, geographic Fauquier Township is adjacent to the west and is part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,972. The county seat is Warrenton. Fauquier County is in Northern Virginia and is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. History In 1608, the first European to explore in the vicinity, Captain John Smith, reported that the Whonkentia (a subgroup of the Siouan-speaking Manahoac tribe) inhabited the area. The Manahoac were forced out around 1670 by the Iroquois (Seneca), who did not resettle the area. The Conoy camped briefly near The Plains, from 1697 to 1699. The Six Nations ceded the entire region including modern Fauquier to Virginia Colony at the Treaty of Albany, in 1722. Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from Prince William County. It is named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend. American Civil War battles in Fauquier County included (in order) the First Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier County Public Schools
The Fauquier County Public Schools system (abbreviated FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fauquier County government which administers public schools in Fauquier County. FCPS enrolls approximately 11,287 students in 20 schools (11 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 high schools, 1 alternative learning school). The school board is currently led by Chairman Donna Grove, appointed in 2008. The school system finished with a graduation rate of 95.5% for the class of 2017. High schools *Fauquier High School * Liberty High School *Southeastern Alternative School * Kettle Run High School *Mountain Vista Governor's School Mountain Vista Governor's School for Science, Math & Technology (commonly Mountain Vista or MVGS) is one of Virginia's 18 state-initiated governor's schools, serving primarily 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. The school is composed of two campus ... Middle schools *Auburn Middle School *Cedar Lee Middle Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier High School
Fauquier High School is a public high school in Warrenton, Virginia, United States. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located at 705 Waterloo Road. History Fauquier opened in 1963 and is the oldest high school in Fauquier County Fauquier is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,972. The county seat is Warrenton. Fauquier County is in Northern Virginia and is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. History In 160 .... The county was primarily a rural area, but has experienced a high rate of growth since the 1990s, which led to Liberty High School's opening in 1994, and Kettle Run High School's opening in the fall of 2008. In 2015 the school had 1,200 students. References External links Fauquier High School's official websiteFauquier's official sports websiteFauquier's official Band websiteFauquier County Public Schools website {{authority control Public high schools in Virginia School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauquier County Sheriff's Office
Fauquier may refer to: People * Francis Fauquier (1703-1768), lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony * Frederick Fauquier (1817-1881), Canadian Angelican priest * George Fauquier (1798-1887), English cricketer * John Emilius Fauquier (1909-1981), Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader Places Canada * Fauquier, British Columbia, Canada * Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario, Canada United States * Fauquier County, Virginia, United States ** Fauquier County Public Schools *** Fauquier High School ** Fauquier County Sheriff's Office ** Old Fauquier County Jail Built in Warrenton in 1808, the sixth jail in Fauquier County, Virginia ran for only fifteen years before a new jail was erected behind it after a lawsuit with the Commonwealth of Virginia. In those fifteen years the four-cell jail saw death and d ... ** Warrenton-Fauquier Airport {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Fauquier County Jail
Built in Warrenton in 1808, the sixth jail in Fauquier County, Virginia ran for only fifteen years before a new jail was erected behind it after a lawsuit with the Commonwealth of Virginia. In those fifteen years the four-cell jail saw death and disease from neglectful conditions. Soon after the 1823 jail was constructed, the 1808 jail was transformed into a jailer's house, so that he and his family could move in and care for the prisoners. A two-story sandstone addition was added onto the original brick structure to serve as a kitchen and second floor bedroom. It was operated as a jail until 1966, when the Fauquier Historical Society saved it from demolition and created a museum. The museum was known as The Old Jail Museum before it was rebranded as the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail in 2014. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The first execution of criminals condemned to suffer capital punishment Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
