James Scarlett, 4th Baron Abinger

Who was James Scarlett, 4th Baron Abinger?

James Yorke Macgregor Scarlett, 4th Baron Abinger, was a British peer.

Scarlett was the son of William Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger, and Helen Magruder. His sister was Evelina Haverfield. He succeeded his father to the title in 1892, and died unmarried without male heirs. The title of Baron Abinger then went to his second cousin Shelley Scarlett, who descended from the 3rd son of the 1st Baron.

James Yorke Macgregor Scarlett was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a Captain in the 3rd Battery Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, serving in the South African War from 1898 to 1900. Address: 46 Cornwall Gardens, SW; Inverlochy Castle, Invernessshire; Club: Carlton. He owned 41,000 acres.