Earlier this week, we posted a picture of a prominent figure in Ross Valley history and asked you all to guess who it was. ACG was the first to correctly identify that the picture was Lord Fairfax. Email me at kellyd@patch.com for your Patch swag. According to the Fairfax Historical Commission website: The town of Fairfax derives its name from Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax, tenth Baron of Cameron, Scotland, whose British ancestors were given the grant of land by the British Crown which became the province and then the state of Virginia. Charles was lured west by the gold fever. Here at his …

Post your guesses for who this historical Ross Valley figure is in the comments below. Hint: he played a prominent role in the early years of San Anselmo and Fairfax, as the two towns became incorporated. And, some key things are named after him. The first person to correctly identify our mysterious historical legend in the comments will win hand-delivered Patch swag. If you can give us some background history on him as well, then we may even throw in a Patch t-shirt. Check back on Thursday to find out who he is.