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Pigot baronets
Title in the Baronetage of Great Britain
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The Pigot baronetcy, of Patshull Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[3] It was created on 5 December 1764 for the politician and colonial administrator George Pigot, with special remainder to his brothers General Robert Pigot and Admiral Hugh Pigot.[4][5]
Baron Pigot
On 19 January 1766 Pigot was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as 'Baron Pigot;[6] with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Pigot was unmarried (although he left several natural children; see below) and on his death in 1777 the barony became extinct.[4]
Pigot baronets, of Patshull (1764)
- George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (1719–1777)[4][5][1]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (1720–1796)[4][1]
- Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet (1766–1841)[4][1]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Baronet (1801–1891)[4][1]
- Sir George Pigot, 5th Baronet (1850–1934)[4][7]
- Sir Robert Pigot, 6th Baronet (1882–1977). He was a Brigadier General and was awarded the Military Cross.[8]
- Sir Robert Anthony Pigot, 7th Baronet (1915–1986). Nephew of the fifth Baronet. He was a major general in the Royal Marines.[9]
- Sir George Hugh Pigot, 8th Baronet (born 1946)[10]
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son George Douglas Hugh Pigot (born 1982).[10]
Extended family
- Hugh Pigot (c. 1722–1792)[11] brother of the first Baron and second Baronet, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.
- Richard Pigot (1774–1868), illegitimate son of the first Baron, was a General in the British Army.
- Sir Hugh Pigot (1775–1857), illegitimate son of the first Baron, was an Admiral of the White.
- Hugh Pigot (1769–1797), a Royal Navy Captain was slain during the mutiny on the Hermione. Nephew of the first Baron.
