LUMLEY, Richard (c. 1650-1721) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c. 1650, 1st s. of John Lumley (d.1658) and Mary, da. of Sir Henry Compton^‡, of Brambletye, Suss.; bro. of Hon. Henry Lumley^‡. educ. travelled abroad (tutor Richard Lascelles) 1667-c.1669 (France). Verney ms mic. M636/23, W. Stewkeley to Sir R. Verney, 7 Oct. 1669. m. 17 Mar. 1685 W. Suss. RO, Add. mss 33, 394. Frances (d.1722), da. of Sir Henry Jones, of Aston, Oxf., 7s. (2 d.v.p.), 4da. Post Boy, 16-19 Dec. 1721. d. 17 Dec. 1721; will 11 Jan. 1717 – 12 Apr. 1718, pr. 22 Dec. 1721. TNA, PROB 11/582.

Offices Held

PC 1689; master of the horse to Queen Catharine of Braganza 1681–?4; TNA, E351/1750; Luttrell, Brief Relation, i. 54, 167. treas. to Queen Catharine 1684 – ?; gent. of the bedchamber 1689 – 1702; chan. duchy of Lancaster 1716–17; L.K.J. Glassey, Apptmt JPs, 271–2, 294. v.-treas. [I] 1717.

Ld. lt. Northumberland 1689 – d., Durham 1690 – 1712, 1715 – d.; v.-adm. Durham and Northumberland (held concurrently) 1689 – 1702, 1710.

Vol. in Navy 1672, at Tangier 1680; cap. independent tp. of horse 1685; col. 9th (Queen Dowager’s) Regt. of Horse (later 6th (Carabiniers) Regt.) 1685 – 87; col. 1st tp. Life Gds 1689 – 99; major-gen. 1692; lt-gen. of ft. 1694 – 97, 1702.

Parlimentarian

LUMLEY, Richard (c. 1650-1721)

Associated with: Lumley Castle, Durham;Daily Post, 22 Dec. 1721.; Stansted Park, Suss.;VCH Suss. iv. 121-6.; St James's, Westminster;Dasent, History of St James's Sq., 235, 237. ; Gerrard Street, Westminster.London Journal, 23 Dec. 1721.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas, school of Jonathan Richardson, c.1690, National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Wilts.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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