Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British politician and Earl
Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1686
Date of Death: 29-Jan-1740
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough
- Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough (30 November 1686 – 29 January 1740), of Stansted Park, Sussex and Lumley Castle, county Durham, known as Viscount Lumley from 1710 to 1721, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 until 1715 when he was raised to the House of Lords as Baron Lumley.
- He subsequently inherited his father's title as Earl of Scarborough.
- He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, which gave rise to much speculation.
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