Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough PC (May 1725 – 12 May 1782) was a British peer, styled Viscount Lumley from 1740 to 1752.[1]
He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 4 August 1757. On 27 October 1759, he was appointed colonel of the North Lincolnshire battalion of militia, and was made a deputy lieutenant of Lincolnshire on 30 November 1761.[1]
Scarbrough was Cofferer of the Household and deputy Earl Marshal from 1765 to 1766, and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1765.[1]
Marriage and succession
He married Barbara, the daughter of Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet. He was succeeded in turn by his sons George Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of Scarbrough, Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough, and John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough.
References
- Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England, v. 3. London: Longmans, Green. p. 281.
| Court offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Thomond |
Cofferer of the Household 1765–1766 |
Succeeded by Hans Stanley |
| Preceded by The Earl of Suffolk |
Deputy Earl Marshal 1765–1777 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Effingham |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Lumley-Saunderson |
Earl of Scarbrough 1752–1782 |
Succeeded by George Lumley-Saunderson |