James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger

James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger (1837)

James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger , PC , KC (* 13. December 1769 in Paradise Estate, Jamaica ; † 7. April 1844 ) was a British politician , the 1,819 to 1,835 members of the lower house ( House of Commons ) , 1827 until 1828 and again between 1829 and 1830 was Attorney General and between 1834 and his death in 1844 held the office of Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer . In 1835 he was a Baron Abinger raised to the hereditary nobility and was thus until his death in 1844 the upper house ( House of Lords ) as a member.

Life

Scarlett, whose parents Robert Scarlett and Elizabeth Anglin lived as settlers in Jamaica , began studying at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge in 1784 , which he completed in 1790 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). In 1791 he was admitted to the bar as a barrister at the Bar ( Inns of Court ) of Middle Temple . A post-graduate studies at Trinity College, he graduated in 1794 with a Master of Arts from (MA). Because of his legal services, he was appointed Crown Attorney (King's Counsel) in 1816 .

On February 10, 1819 Scarlett was first a member of the House of Commons and initially represented the constituency of Peterborough until August 9, 1830 . As the successor to Charles Wetherell , he was the first attorney general (Attorney-General for England and Wales) on April 27, 1827 and held this office until February 19, 1828, whereupon Wetherell succeeded him again. On April 30, 1827 he was beaten to Knight Bachelor (Kt) and from then on carried the suffix "Sir". On June 29, 1829 he took over from Wetherell as attorney general and held the office until November 19, 1830, before he was replaced on November 24, 1830 by Thomas Denman . On April 3, 1830 he became a member of the House of Commons, in which he held the constituency of Malton until April 6, 1831 , then the constituency of Cockermouth between April 30, 1831 and December 12, 1832, and lastly from December 10, 1832 to 6 January 1835 represented the constituency of Norwich .

On December 24, 1834 Scarlett successor of John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst as Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer , and was thus in the absence of the First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Chairman of the charge of tax matters Court of Exchequer . He held this post until his death in 1844, after which Frederick Pollock became his successor. In 1834 he was also a member of the Secret Privy Council ( Privy Council ) . On January 12, 1835, as Baron Abinger , of Abinger in the County of Surrey and of the City of Norwich, he was raised to the hereditary nobility of the Peerage of the United Kingdom and was a member of the House of Lords until his death in 1844. In 1835 the University of Cambridge awarded him an honorary doctorate in law (Honorary Doctor of Law) . At a session of the Court of Exchequer in Bury St. Edmunds , he suffered a stroke on April 2, 1844 , of which he died five days later. After his death he was buried on April 14, 1844 in Abinger , Surrey, leaving a fortune of £ 18,000 .

Scarlett was married twice. His first marriage was on August 22, 1792 at St. Marylebone Church, Louise Henrietta Campbell. From this marriage three sons and three daughters were born. After his death, his eldest son Robert Campbell Scarlett inherited the title of 2nd Baron Abinger. His eldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth Scarlett, was married to John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell , who was Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1841 and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain between 1859 and 1861 , and who was raised to hereditary nobility in 1841 as 1st Baroness Stratheden . His second daughter, Louise Lawrence Scarlett, was married to Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edmund Currey. His second son, Sir James Yorke Scarlett, was also a member of the House of Commons between 1837 and 1841 and, as Brigadier General, last from 1860 to 1865, Supreme Commander of the Aldershot Command . His youngest daughter was Caroline Scarlett. His youngest son was the diplomat Peter Campbell Scarlett , who was ambassador to Brazil , Tuscany , Greece and Mexico , among others .

Web links

• James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger at the Hansard (English)
• Entry in Cracroft's Peerage
• Entry in Leigh Rayment Peerage
• James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger, on thepeerage.com , accessed August 13, 2017.

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Baron Abinger 1835-1844	Robert Scarlett