Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of ScarbroughRichard 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 successionHe married Barbara, the daughter of Sir George Savile, 7th Baronet. The couple had at least five children:
- Lady Louisa Lumley-Saunderson, (21 July 1773 - 10 Oct 1811) He was succeeded in turn by his sons George, Richard and John. References
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