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John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough (15 Jun 1760 – 21 February 1835) was a British
peer, styled Hon. John Lumley until 1807, and Lumley-Savile from 1807 until 1832.
A younger 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 ...
, he was educated at
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* Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
and
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...
, receiving an
MA in 1782.
In November 1785, he married Anna Maria Herring (d. 1850). He was made a
prebendary
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of
York
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in 1782, and became Rector of
Thornhill in 1793. Later Rector of Wintringham, he adopted the additional surname of Savile in 1807, pursuant to the will of his uncle
Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet
Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet of Thornhill FRS (18 July 1726 – 10 January 1784) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1759 to 1783.
Background
Savile was born in Savile House, London, the only son of Sir George Savi ...
, when his elder brother
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough
Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough (16 April 1757 – 17 June 1832), styled The Honourable Richard Lumley-Saunderson until 1807, was a British peer and politician.
Background
Scarbrough was a younger son of Richard Lumley-Saunders ...
inherited the earldom and the Savile estates passed to John.
He inherited the
earldom
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
from his brother in 1832. He was succeeded by his son
John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough
John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough (18 July 1788 – 29 October 1856), styled Viscount Lumley between 1832 and 1835, was a British peer and politician.
Background
Scarbrough was the son of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough, Prebe ...
.
References
1761 births
1835 deaths
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
People educated at Eton College
Ordained peers
Earls of Scarbrough
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