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'''Sir Thomas Russell Fairgrieve''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (3 May 1924 – 17 February 1999) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Conservative and Unionist]] politician.<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-russell-fairgrieve-1072485.html |title=Sir Russell Fairgrieve |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> | '''Sir Thomas Russell Fairgrieve''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (3 May 1924 – 17 February 1999) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Conservative and Unionist]] politician.<ref name="independent">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-russell-fairgrieve-1072485.html |title=Sir Russell Fairgrieve |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=London |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
He was educated at [[St. Mary's School, Melrose]], [[Sedbergh School]], and the [[Scottish College of Textiles]]. He served as a Major in the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] (Indian Army), 1946 and as a Major in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] from 1956 to 1972. | He was educated at [[St. Mary's School, Melrose]], [[Sedbergh School]], and the [[Scottish College of Textiles]]. He served as a Major in the [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] (Indian Army), 1946 and as a Major in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] from 1956 to 1972. | ||