Date of Birth: 10/03/1839
Place of Birth: London, England
Date of Death: 13/03/1909
Place of Death: Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
08 Mar 1887 |
14 Jun 1907 |
20 years 3 months 7 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 15 February 1887. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. |
| Victorian Coal Mining Company’s Bill Committee No.38 |
26 Feb 1884 |
25 Apr 1884 |
2 months |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.10 |
23 Oct 1883 |
27 Feb 1884 |
4 months 5 days |
Chairman |
| Standing Orders Committee No.3 |
10 Oct 1883 |
01 Nov 1884 |
1 year 23 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.3 |
18 Jan 1883 |
02 May 1883 |
3 months 15 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 |
17 Jan 1883 |
02 May 1883 |
3 months 16 days |
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| Member for Canterbury |
09 Dec 1882 |
08 Apr 1884 |
1 year 4 months |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 |
25 Aug 1882 |
28 Sep 1882 |
1 month 4 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
16 Dec 1880 |
16 Dec 1880 |
1 day |
Chairman |
| Member for Canterbury |
22 Nov 1880 |
23 Nov 1882 |
2 years 2 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
22 Nov 1880 |
08 Apr 1884 |
3 years 4 months 18 days |
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Political Party Activity
Freetrade
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Arrived in New South Wales with parents in 1841. Educated under Reverend J.D Lang and at Trinity School, Fort Street. Articled to Henry Newbon. Admitted as a solicitor in 1863. Practised at Grafton for a year. Joined Rowley and Holdsworth, solicitors, in Sydney. President of Incorporated Law Institute from 1888 until 1908. Freemason and Orangeman. President of Royal Commissioner on Railways for 1891. Royal Commissioner on Statute Law Consolidation of 1896. Freemason.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of Petersham and Mayor from 1872 until 1880.
Personal
Son of John Allpress Pigott, cabinet maker, and Margaret Hilson. Married (1) Laura Jane West in 1863 at Grafton and had issue, 2 sons. Married (2) Louisa Matilda Jones in 1883 at Redfern and had issue, 1 daughter. Church of England. Funeral at St Thomas' Church of England cemetery at Enfield.
