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 |
| Years of service | 1712–1740 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
| Battles / wars | |
| Alma mater | Eton College King's College, Cambridge |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 1708–1710 | |
| Member of Parliament for Arundel | |
| In office 1710–1715 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Whig |
Lieutenant-General Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough KG PC (30 November 1686 – 29 January 1740), of Stansted Park, Sussex and Lumley Castle, County Durham, known as 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.