▁Parliament ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁On ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁the ▁title ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁cousin , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Lord . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Henry ▁Fair f ax , ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Lord , ▁and ▁not ably ▁represented ▁York shire ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁His ▁son , ▁the ▁fifth ▁Lord , ▁sat ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Mal ton ▁and ▁York shire . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁sixth ▁Lord . ▁He ▁inherited ▁substantial ▁est ates ▁in ▁Virginia ▁through ▁his ▁mother , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Cole pe per , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁Cole pe per , ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁On ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁American ▁est ates ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁Lord . ▁He ▁represented ▁Ma id stone ▁and ▁Kent ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁immense ▁American ▁est ates ▁were ▁conf isc ated ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁£ 1 3 , 7 5 8 ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁American ▁Lo yal ists . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁once ▁removed , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁Lord , ▁Rev . ▁Bry an ▁Fair f ax ▁who ▁also ▁lived ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Re ver end ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Henry ▁Fair f ax , ▁second ▁son ▁of