Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough

The Earl of Scarbrough
Governor of Bombay
In office
18 September 1937 – 24 March 1943[1]
Preceded byRobert Duncan Bell
Succeeded byJohn Colville
Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma
In office
1945
Preceded byThe Earl of Listowel
Succeeded byArthur Henderson
Member of Parliament
for York
In office
27 October 1931 – 6 May 1937
Preceded byFrederick George Burgess
Succeeded byCharles Wood
Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull East
In office
15 November 1922 – 10 May 1929
Preceded byGeorge Murchison
Succeeded byGeorge Muff
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Roger Lumley

(1896-07-27)27 July 1896
Northumberland, England
Died29 June 1969(1969-06-29) (aged 72)
Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Katherine Isobel McEwen
(m. 1922)
Children5 (including Richard)
EducationEton College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1916–1946
RankMajor-general
Unit

Lawrence Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, TD, PC, DL (27 July 1896 – 29 June 1969) was a British Conservative politician and British Army general.

  1. ^ "Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)