Ferdinando
Fairfax was born in 1584. He became a large landowner in Yorkshire
and was elected to the House of Commons
in 1614.
An
opponent of Charles I, on the outbreak
of the Civil
War
he joined the Parliamentary forces. In 1642 was appointed commander
of the northern army and led the infantry at Marston
Moor in
1644.
In February 1645, Fairfax's
son, Thomas
Fairfax,
became commander of the New Model Army.
Soon afterwards Fairfax was appointed Governor of York. He held this
post until he was killed in an accident in 1652.
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