Edward J. M. Lumb
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13 November 1863
Hensingham, Cumbria
London, England
Edward J. M. Lumb | |
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.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]
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.
