The Pigot Baronetcy, of Patshull Hall

Patshull Hall

Patshull Hall is a substantial Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and by repute is one of the largest listed buildings in the county.-History:...

 in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 5 December 1764 for the politician and colonial administrator George Pigot, with remainder to his brothers General Robert Pigot and Admiral Hugh Pigot, and remains extant. On 19 January 1766 Pigot was further honoured when he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Ireland

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 as Baron Pigot, with normal 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. He was succeeded in the baronetcy according to the special remainder by his brother, Robert, the second Baronet. He was a distinguished soldier.

Pigot Baronets, of Patshull (1764)

• George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot (1719–1777)
• Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Baronet (1720–1796)
• Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet (1766–1841)
• Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Baronet
  Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Baronet
  Sir Robert Pigot, 4th Baronet , was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1853.Pigot was the son of General Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Anne Monckton....
  
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• Sir George Pigot, 5th Baronet (1850–1934)
• Sir Robert Pigot, 6th Baronet (1882–1977). He was a Brigadier General and was awarded the Military Cross
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• Sir Robert Anthony Pigot, 7th Baronet (1915–1986). Nephew of the fifth Baronet. He was a Major-General in the Royal Marines
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• Sir George Hugh Pigot, 8th Baronet (b. 1946)

Other notable members of the Pigot family

• Hugh Pigot (c. 1722–1792) 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
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• Sir Hugh Pigot (1775–1857), illegitimate son of the first Baron, was an Admiral of the White.
• Hugh Pigot
  Hugh Pigot (Royal Navy captain)
  Hugh Pigot was an officer in the Royal Navy. Through his connections and their patronage he was able to rise to the rank of captain, despite apparently poor leadership skills and a reputation for brutality. While he was captain of Hermione he eventually provoked his men to mutiny...
  
  (1769–1797), a Royal Navy Captain was slain during a mutiny.