George Pigot

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George Pigot was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Madras in India and became notable for the political conflicts that led to his arrest and death.

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George Pigot canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator ⓘ
governor ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthDate 1719-03-04 ⓘ
causeOfDeath disputed ⓘ
continentOfBirth Europe ⓘ
continentOfDeath Asia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1777-05-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Madras Presidency ⓘ
employer British East India Company ⓘ
familyName Pigot ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
knownFor arrest by members of the Madras Council ⓘ
political conflicts in Madras Presidency ⓘ
serving as Governor of Madras ⓘ
memberOf British East India Company ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryConflictContext Seven Years' War ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
name George Pigot ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baron Pigot ⓘ
notableEvent arrest in Madras in 1776 ⓘ
conflict with the Madras Council over Tanjore ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryService Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India
politicalAlignment British Whig politics (broadly) ⓘ
positionHeld Baron Pigot ⓘ
Governor of Madras ⓘ
regionGoverned Madras Presidency ⓘ
parts of South India ⓘ
representedInParliament Bridgnorth ⓘ
Wallingford ⓘ
termEnd 1763 ⓘ
1776 ⓘ
termStart 1755 ⓘ
1775 ⓘ

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Lord Pigot → fullName → George Pigot ⓘ
Siege of Madras → commander → George Pigot ⓘ
George Pigot → name → George Pigot ⓘ