Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley

Richard Lumley
Lumley arms: Argent a fesse gules between three parrots vert, collared of the second
Personal details
Born	1589
Died	March 1663 (74–75 years)
Nationality	English
Father	Richard Lumley
Relatives	Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (grandson)

Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley of Waterford (1589–1663) was an English royalist and military commander. He was the grandfather of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough.^[1]

Richard Lumley was baptized at Chester-le-Street, County Durham, 7 July 1589, the son of Roger Lumley and Anne (née Kurtswich).^[2] He was the great grandson of Richard Lumley, 4th Baron Lumley, who was summoned to Parliament in 1509. He was a cousin of John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley.^[3]

He was a loyalist to the crown during the time of the English Civil Wars. He made the family seat, Lumley Castle, into a garrison. He was made principal commander under Prince Rupert, and marched into the west of England and fought at the Siege of Bristol where he remained until Rupert surrendered it in 1645.^[4]

For his loyalty to the crown, Lumley was knighted by King James on 19 July 1619 at Theobalds.^[2] On 12 July 1628, he was created Viscount Lumley of Waterford in the Peerage of Ireland.^[4] On 25 April 1660, Lumley was among the group of loyalists who issued a declaration in Parliament to support the King's Declaration of Breda.

He married Frances, daughter of Henry Shelley of Warminghurst Park, in 1630. His daughter, Julia, married Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet of Horden.^[5] His son, the Hon. John Lumley, predeceased him in 1568. He was succeeded in the viscountcy by his grandson, who was made the first Earl of Scarbrough in 1690.^[4]

References

1. Courthope, William (1838). "Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". J. G. & F. Rivington. p. 103. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
2. Milner, Edith (1904). "Records of the Lumleys of Lumley Castle". G. Bell. pp. 101–103. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
3. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1917. p. 201.
4. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Henry Colburn. 1868. p. 976. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
5. "Admissions to Peterhouse Or S. Peter's College in the University of Cambridge: A Biographical Register". University of Cambridge. 1 January 1912. p. 53.