Edward J. M. Lumb
Edward J. M. Lumb | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lumb in 1911 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward James Machell Lumb 13 November 1863 Hensingham, Cumbria |
| Died | 22 September 1962 (aged 98)[1] London, England |
| Spouse |
Hon. Catherine Horsley-Beresford
(after 1902) |
| Relations | John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies (brother-in-law) |
| Parent(s) | James Lumb Juliana-Georgina Harrison |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | 2nd Life Guards |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Lt.-Col. Edward James Machell Lumb (13 November 1863 – 22 September 1962) was a British soldier and civil servant.[2]
Early life
Lumb was born in 1863. He was the second son of James Lumb, High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1880, and Juliana-Georgina Harrison (d. 1869).[3] His elder brother, George Fitzmaurice Lumb, died aged 10. His younger brother was the Rev. Loftus Gerald William Lumb His two surviving sisters were Constance Harriet Elizabeth Lumb (wife of Robert Jefferson, Esq.) and Helen Juliana Lumb (wife of Maj. A. Lumb).[3]
His father was the fourth son of Harriet (née Wilkin) Lumb[4] and William Lumb of Brigham Hall, Cumberland.[3] His maternal grandfather was Joseph Harrison of Linethwaite Hall, Cumberland.
Career
Lumb served as a justice of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Cumberland.[5] In 1903, he became a member of Lloyd's of London.[6]
He served in the British Army,[7] achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2nd Life Guards under Sir Cecil Edward Bingham.
Personal life
On 16 September 1902, Lumb was married to the Hon. Catherine Elizabeth Ellen Horsley-Beresford (1870–1948) at the Church of St Michael le Belfrey, York.[8] She was a younger daughter of William Horsley-Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies.[9] They lived at 4 Hereford Gardens, Park Lane West and at Homewood, Whitehaven in Cumberland.[10] In 1911, Lumb and Lord Camoys traveled to New York aboard the Mauretania to be ushers at the wedding of Lumb's brother-in-law, John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies, to the American heiress Helen Vivien Gould. At time, Lumb and Lord Camoys were reported to have "had nothing but flattering things to say of America and American women. Both said they were enthusiastically in favor of woman's suffrage."[11]
His wife died on 11 March 1948.[12]
References
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 26 September 1962. p. 16.
- ^ a b c Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1899). Armorial Families: A Directory of Some Gentlemen of Coat-armour, Showing which Arms in Use at the Moment are Borne by Legal Authority. T.C. & E.C. Jack. pp. 526–527. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 912. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ...: Including All the Titled Classes. S. Low, Marston & Company. 1905. p. 1075. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Wyman and sons. 1906. p. 904. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ List, Army (1886). A list of the general and field-officers, as they rank in the army [&c. The annual army list, with variations in title, orig. issued 'by permission of the Secretary at war' by J. Millan, and afterwards issued by the War office]. p. 147. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "LUMB-BERESFORD". Evening Standard. 16 September 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1939). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry, Founded 1837 by Sir Bernard Burke ... Burke's Peerage, limited. p. 1432. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Royal Blue Book: Court and Parliamentary Guide. Kelly's Directories Limited. 1904. p. 1139. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "ARRIVE FOR GOULD WEDDING.; Lord Camoys, Capt. Lumb, Mrs. A.J. Drexel and Son, J. Armstrong Drexel". The New York Times. 28 January 1911. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1062.
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