Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough
The Earl of Scarbrough | |
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Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller | |
| Born | 30 November 1686 |
| Died | 29 January 1740 (aged 53) |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1712–1740 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Conflicts | |
| Alma mater | Eton College King's College, Cambridge |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 1708–1710 Serving with Henry Campion | |
| Member of Parliament for Arundel | |
| In office 1710–1715 Serving with Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Whig |
Lieutenant-General Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough KG PC (30 November 1686 – 29 January 1740), styled Viscount Lumley from 1710 to 1721, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 until 1715 when he was raised to the House of Lords as Baron Lumley. He subsequently inherited his father's title as Earl of Scarbrough. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot at the age of 53.