James Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger

Who was James Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger?

Lieutenant-Colonel James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, DL was a British peer.

Scarlett was the son of Hugh and his wife Marjorie. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge, and became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery. In 1968, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Essex. He was also the Vice-President of the Byron Society, and a Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

Lord Abinger married Isla Carolyn Rivett-Carnac, sister of the last two baronets, in 1957, and had issue, two sons:

James Harry, who succeeded his father on his death.

The Honourable Peter Richard Scarlett