Richard Osbert Lumley, 13th Earl of Scarbrough DL (born 18 May 1973), known as Viscount Lumley until 2004, is a British peer and landowner.
The Earl of Scarbrough | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1973 |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Boyson (m. 2007) |
| Father | Richard Lumley |
Biography
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The elder son of Richard Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough, and his wife Lady Elizabeth, Lumley was educated at Eton College[1] and was a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1 March 1989[2] to 1 January 1991.[3] He succeeded his father in 2004.[4] In 2007, he married Henrietta Elfrida Helen Boyson.[1][5] Scarbrough was appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire on 11 April 2011.[6]
He lives at Sandbeck Park, near Maltby, South Yorkshire, and takes an active part in local charities, including serving as Patron of the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind.[7] The Sandbeck Park estate was reported in 2007 to cover about 5,000 acres.[5] The house is near Maltby Colliery, a large deep coal mine which closed in 2013.[8]
Scarbrough also owns the former family seat of Lumley Castle, which is now a hotel and restaurant. In 2013, it had 73 bedrooms.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Scarbrough, Earl of (Lumley) (Earl E 1690)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
- ^ "No. 51662". The London Gazette. 3 March 1989. p. 2679.
- ^ "No. 52412". The London Gazette. 4 January 1991. p. 209.
- ^ “House of Lumley”, europeanheraldry.org, accessed 29 November 2022
- ^ a b Lord Scarborough names the day, The Star, 9 March 2007
- ^ Deputy Lieutenant commissions, The London Gazette, 11 April 2011, Notice ID: L-59754-1341413
- ^ Our Patron, srsb.org.uk, accessed 29 November 2022
- ^ a b Welcome to Lumley Castle Hotel and Restaurant, Sunderland Echo, archived 20 October 2013