Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough

The Earl of Scarbrough
Portrait by Peter Lely
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
12 March 1716 – 19 June 1717
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byThe Earl of Aylesford
Succeeded byNicholas Lechmere
Personal details
Born1650
Died17 December 1721
SpouseFrances Jones
Children9, including Henry, Richard, Thomas, Charles, John, and James

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (c. 1650 – 17 December 1721) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution.[1][2]

  1. ^ Debrett, John (1847). Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering. p. 670. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ Archbold, William Arthur Jobson (1893). "Lumley, Richard" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.