Name

Lord Fairfax

Biography

Appointed Lord of Mann by Oliver Cromwell during the Parliamentary interregnum. The constitutional form was maintained — Tynwald still met, the Deemsters still judged. But the extraction pattern continued. Fairfax reproduced the identical relationship the Stanleys had maintained. When he dismissed William Christian and appointed James Chaloner, the new man charged Christian with misappropriating bishopric funds — the funds Christian had spent on schoolteachers to educate Manx children.

Active Period

1612–1671

Also Known As

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Stanley Lordship

Role / Office

Lord of Mann (Commonwealth)

Book Chapter

Chapter 4

Chapter 8