Baron Abinger, of

Abinger Abinger is a large, well-wooded and mostly rural civil parish that lies between the settlements of Dorking, Shere and Ewhurst in the district of Mole Valley, Surrey, England. It adjoins Wotton Common on the same side of Leith Hill and inc ...

in the County of Surrey and of the City of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 12 January 1835 for the prominent lawyer and politician Sir James Scarlett, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Lord Abinger was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented

and

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in the

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. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. He was a

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in the army and fought in the

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. On the death of his son, the fourth Baron, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of Peter Campbell Scarlett, third son of the first Baron. When he died the title passed to his younger brother, the sixth Baron, and then to another brother, the seventh Baron. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the ninth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, second son of the first Baron, was a general in the army and fought in the

. Mary Elizabeth, daughter of the first Baron, was created Baroness Stratheden in 1836. She was the wife of

John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, PC, QC, FRSE (15 September 1779 – 23 June 1861) was a British Liberal politician, lawyer and man of letters. Background and education The second son of the Reverend George Campbell, D.D., and Magdalene ...

Baron Abinger (1835)

James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger (13 December 1769 – 17 April 1844), was an English lawyer, politician and judge. Early life James Scarlett was born in Jamaica, where his father, Robert Scarlett, had property. In the summer of 1785 he was sen ...

(1769–1844) * Robert Campbell Scarlett, 2nd Baron Abinger (1794–1861) * William Frederick Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger (1826–1892) *

James Yorke Macgregor Scarlett, 4th Baron Abinger James Yorke Macgregor Scarlett, 4th Baron Abinger (13 March 1871, London – 11 December 1903, Paris), was a British peer. Life James Yorke Macgregor Scarlett was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a captain in the 3rd Batter ...

(1871–1903) * Shelley Leopold Laurence Scarlett, 5th Baron Abinger (1872–1917) * Robert Brooke Campbell Scarlett, 6th Baron Abinger (1876–1927) * Hugh Richard Scarlett, 7th Baron Abinger (1878–1943) *

James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger Lieutenant Colonel James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, (28 September 1914 – 23 September 2002), was a British peer. Life Scarlett was born in Datchet, Berkshire, on 28 September 1914, the son of Hugh Scarlett, 7th Baron Abinger, and hi ...

(1914–2002) *James Harry Scarlett, 9th Baron Abinger (born 1959) The

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is the present holder's nephew, Harry Alexander Peter Scarlett (born 1997).Hon Peter Richard Scarlett 1961-2020
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