James P. Pigott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byWashington F. Willcox
Succeeded byNehemiah D. Sperry
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1885–1886
Personal details
Born
James Protus Pigott

(1852-09-11)September 11, 1852
New Haven, Connecticut
United States
DiedJuly 1, 1919(1919-07-01) (aged 66)
New Haven, Connecticut
United States
Resting placeSt. Lawrence Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseMary Agnes (Brady) Pigott
ChildrenJames Protus Pigott, Jr.,
Parent(s)Patrick Pigott
Margaret (Dennehy) Pigott
Alma materYale Law School
Yale University

James Protus Pigott (September 11, 1852 – July 1, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1893 to 1895.

Early life and career

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Pigott attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1878, where he served on the fifth editorial board of The Yale Record in his junior year.[1] In his senior year, Pigott was a founding editor of the Yale Daily News.[1]

After graduating from Yale Law School in 1880, he was admitted to the bar in the same year and commenced the practice of law in New Haven.

Political career

He served as New Haven city clerk from 1881 to 1884.

Pigott served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1885 and 1886, a delegate and speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 1888, and a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in 1900.

Congress

Pigott was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He was not reelected for a second term, and resumed the practice of law.

Death and burial

He died in New Haven, July 1, 1919, and was interred in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.

Family

His brother-in-law, James T. Mullen, was the first Supreme Knight of the Order of the Knights of Columbus.[2]

His nephew, William P. Cronan, served as the 19th Naval Governor of Guam.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1920, p. 1413.
  2. ^ Obituary Record of Yale Graduates, 1920, p. 1414.
  3. ^ "Cronan's Heroism Prevented Explosion". The Meriden Daily Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. 21 October 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byCarlos French Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district 1893–1895 Succeeded byNehemiah D. Sperry
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