Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough

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Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (1650 – December 17, 1721) was an English statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. He was the grandson of Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley and Francis Shelley. He became the 2nd Viscount Lumley (in the Irish peerage) on his grandfather's death in 1662, his father John Lumley having died in 1658. He was created Baron Lumley by Charles II on May 31, 1681. Lumley was married to Frances Jones, daughter of Sir Henry Jones of Aston.

Lumley was one of the Immortal Seven, the English noblemen who invited William of Orange to invade England and depose his father-in-law, James II. After William became King, he appointed Lumley to the Privy Council and created him Earl of Scarbrough on April 15, 1690. He served as colonel of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards from 1689 to 1699, and participated in some of the later campaigns of Duke of Marlborough. Lumley was named Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland in 1689, and for Durham in 1690. After becoming Earl of Scarbrough, Lumley enlarged his county seat, Lumley Castle. He was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1716–1717.

Lumley and his wife had six children:

Military offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Feversham
Captain and Colonel of the
1st Troop of Horse Guards

1689–1699
Succeeded by
The Earl of Albemarle
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Duke of Newcastle
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
1689–1721
Succeeded by
The Earl of Scarbrough
Custos Rotulorum of Northumberland
1689–1721
Preceded by
Nathaniel Crew
Lord Lieutenant of Durham
1690–1712
Succeeded by
The Lord Crew
Preceded by
The Lord Crew
Lord Lieutenant of Durham
1715–1721
Succeeded by
William Talbot
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Aylesford
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1716–1717
Succeeded by
Sir John Leveson-Gower
Peerage of England
New creation Earl of Scarbrough
1690–1721
Succeeded by
Richard Lumley
Viscount Lumley
1689–1721
Baron Lumley
1681–1721
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Richard Lumley
Viscount Lumley
1663–1721
Succeeded by
Richard Lumley