George Augustus Lumley-Saunderson, 5th Earl of Scarbrough (22 September 1753 – 5 September 1807), styled Viscount Lumley until 1782, was a British peer and politician who sat in the

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from 1774 to 1780.

Background

Scarbrough was the eldest son of

Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbrough PC (May 1725 – 12 May 1782) was a British peer, styled Viscount Lumley from 1740 to 1752. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 4 August 1757. On 27 October 1 ...

, and Barbara Savile, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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from 1764 to 1770 and was admitted at

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in 1771.

Political career

Scarbrough was elected in a contest as

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for

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on his father's interest at the 1774 general election. He stood for Lincoln again in

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, but was defeated. In 1782 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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Later life

Lord Scarbrough died in September 1807, aged 53. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother,

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