The Earl of Scarbrough | |
|---|---|
 Lumley in 1943 | |
| Governor of Bombay | |
| In office 18 September 1937 – 24 March 1943[1] | |
| Preceded by | Robert Duncan Bell |
| Succeeded by | John Colville |
| Under-Secretary of State forIndia and Burma | |
| In office 1945 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Listowel |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Henderson |
| Member of Parliament forYork | |
| In office 27 October 1931 – 6 May 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick George Burgess |
| Succeeded by | Charles Wood |
| Member of Parliament forKingston upon Hull East | |
| In office 15 November 1922 – 10 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | George Murchison |
| Succeeded by | George Muff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lawrence Roger Lumley (1896-07-27)27 July 1896 Northumberland, England |
| Died | 29 June 1969(1969-06-29) (aged 72) Rotherham,West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 (includingRichard) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1946 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Unit | |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Lawrence Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough,KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, TD, PC, DL (27 July 1896 – 29 June 1969) was a BritishConservative politician andBritish Army general.
Lumley was the son of Brigadier GeneralOsbert Lumley (1857–1923), youngest child and son of theRichard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough. His mother was Constance Ellinor Wilson-Patten (1864–1933), granddaughter ofJohn Wilson-Patten, 1st Baron Winmarleigh. He attendedEton College andMagdalen College, Oxford.
Lumley followed his father into the military, passing out from theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned asecond lieutenant in the11th Hussars on 26 January 1916,[2] and was promoted tolieutenant on 26 July 1917.[3] He served in France duringWorld War I. He was demobilised on 3 June 1919, with the rank of lieutenant,[4] but retained a reserve lieutenant's commission in the 11th Hussars, as well as being attached to theYorkshire Dragoons.[5] From 1920 to 1921, he was attached to an Officer Training Corps (OTC) University Contingent, with the local rank ofcaptain.[6]
Lumley sat in theHouse of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) forKingston upon Hull East 1922–29, thenYork 1931–37. In 1923 he wasParliamentary Private Secretary toWilliam Ormsby-Gore, from 1924 to 1926 to SirAusten Chamberlain and subsequently toAnthony Eden. On 8 March 1931, he was promoted to captain in the reserves in both the 11th Hussars and the Yorkshire Dragoons.[7][8] He was brevetted to the rank ofmajor in the Yorkshire Dragoons on 1 January 1937,[9] and was awarded the Efficiency Decoration on 11 May.[10] In 1937, he was appointedGovernor of Bombay, serving until 1943, when he was appointed Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Star of India. Upon his return fromIndia, Lumley served as actingmajor-general inWorld War II, serving as Chief of Civil Affairs,War Office. Following the War, he continued his connections with the Army, as an honorary colonel.He succeeded to theEarldom of Scarbrough in 1945 following the death of his uncle. He served asLord Chamberlain from 1952 to 1963 andchancellor of theUniversity of Durham from 1958 to 1969. He was made aKnight Companion of the Order of the Garter in 1948.
Outside politics, the Earl had a keen interest in Asian and African studies. He presided over the Interdepartmental Commission of Enquiry on Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies set up after theSecond World War to consider how Britain might maintain and increase the links it had built up during the war in the geographical areas under the Commission's consideration. The Commission's report, presented in 1947, argued for considerable strengthening of university departments' capacity to carry out research and training related to these areas, and for significant funds to be made available to this end. However, after five years of strong growth following the presentation of the Scarbrough report, in 1952 much of the funding was withdrawn.[11]
Lumley was initiated intofreemasonry on 3 May 1923 inApollo University Lodge No 357 in Oxford. From 1940 to 1943 he served as the District Grand Master of Bombay. From 1951 to 1967 he served as theGrand Master of theUnited Grand Lodge of England, during which time he was also made an honorary member ofIsaac Newton University Lodge when attending its centenary.[12] Lumley, alongsideEric James, Baron James of Rusholme, was a patron of theYorkshire Philosophical Society.[13]
Lumley married Katherine Isobel McEwen, sister ofSir John McEwen, 1st Baronet on 12 July 1922 atSt Margaret's, Westminster. They had five children:
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forKingston upon Hull East 1922–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forYork 1931–1937 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Governor of Bombay 1937–1943 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma 1945 | Succeeded by |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Chamberlain 1952–1963 | Succeeded by |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1948–1969 | Succeeded by |
| Masonic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England 1951–1967 | Succeeded by |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Durham 1958–1969 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Scarbrough 1945–1969 | Succeeded by |
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