Harold Walter Fairfax (1871 - 1913)

Born 1871 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 15 Jan 1913 at about age 42 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Harold Walter Fairfax was born in 1871 at Sydney, New South Wales (Australia). He was the fourth son of James Fairfax and Lucy Armstrong.

He was educated at the Sydney Grammar School. Later he graduated at Balliol College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar, at the Inner Temple, and was afterwards—in 1893—admitted to the Bar of New South Wales.

Harold married Elsie Cape, daughter of A J Cape.

He purchased a property near Young and successfully grew wheat and farmed sheep. His philanthropic interests included the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.

He passed away on 15th January 1913 at Sydney from acute tetanus.

Sources

• 'Fairfax, Harold Walter (1871–1913)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fairfax-harold-walter-13795/text24641, accessed 5 December 2020.