Fairbairn, Sir William, first baronet
(1789–1874)
- James Burnley
- , revised by Robert Brown
Extract
Fairbairn, Sir William, first baronet (1789–1874), engineer, was born at Kelso, Roxburghshire, on 19 February 1789. He was the son of Andrew Fairbairn, a farmer. After serving in the navy during the American War of Independence, his father returned to Scotland, and married the daughter of a ...
