James 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, In 1968, he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Essex.

After the death of his father in 1943,

Scarlett was passionate about the regulation of 'amateur archaeologists' using metal detectors, and worked from 1979 to 1981 towards legislation to regulate the reporting of finds. They had two sons:

James Harry Scarlett (born 1959), who succeeded his father in the barony. Hon. Peter Richard Scarlett (1961–2020)