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PIGOT, Hugh (1722-92), of Wichwood Forest, Oxon.
Family and Education
b. 28 May 1722, 3rd s. of Richard Pigot, and bro. of Sir George and Robert Pigot. m. (1) c.1749, Elizabeth, da. of Peter le Neve of Norf., 1s. 1da.; (2) c.1768, Frances, da. of Sir Richard Wrottesley, 7th Bt., sis. of Elizabeth who; 24 June 1769, Augustus, 3rd Duke of Grafton, and of Sir John Wrottesley, 8th Bt., 1s. 2da.
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Entered R.N. 1734; lt. 1742; capt. 1746; served in W. Indies and at Louisbourg; r.-adm. Mar. 1775; v.-adm. Dec. 1775; adm. and c.-in-c. W. Indies Apr. 1782.
Ld. of Admiralty Mar. 1782 – Dec. 1783.
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Main residence: Wichwood Forest, Oxon.
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PIGOT, Hugh (1722-92)
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PIGOT, Robert (1720-96).
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b. 1720, 2nd s. of Richard Pigot of Westminster, and bro. of Sir George and Hugh Pigot. m. 18 Feb. 1765, Anne, da. of Allen Johnson, sis. of Sir John Allen Johnson Walsh, 1st Bt., of Kilternan, co. Dublin, 3s. 1da. suc. bro. as 2nd Bt. and to Patshull estate 11 May 1777.
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Ensign 31 Ft. 1741, lt. 1744, capt. 1751; maj. 70 Ft. 1758; lt.-col. 1760, 38 Ft. 1764; col. army 1772; went out to America 1774 (at Lexington and Bunker’s Hill in 1775); col. 38 Ft. 1775 – d.; maj.-gen. 1777; lt-gen. 1782.
Warden of the mint Jan. 1772 – d.
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PIGOT, Robert (1720-96)
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PILKINGTON, Sir Lionel, 5th Bt. (1707-78), of Stanley, Yorks.
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bap. 20 Jan. 1707, 1st s. of Sir Lyon Pilkington, 4th Bt., by Anne, da. of Sir Michael Wentworth of Woolley, Yorks. educ. Westminster 1721; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1725. suc. fa. June 1716. unm.
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Sheriff, Yorks. 1740–1.
Main residence: Stanley, Yorks.
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PILKINGTON, Sir Lionel, 5th Bt. (1707-78)
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PINNEY, John Frederick (1719-62), of Racedown, nr. Bridport, Dorset.
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b. 27 Jan. 1719, o. surv. s. of John Pinney of Nevis by Mary, da. and h. of Maj. William Helme of Antigua and Nevis.On the Pinney family see Pares, A West India Fortune. suc. fa. 1720, and cos. Azariah Pinney of Bettiscombe 1760. unm.
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Main residence: Racedown, nr. Bridport, Dorset.
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Commons 1754-1790
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PINNEY, John Frederick (1719-62)
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PITT, George (1721-1803), of Strathfieldsaye, Hants.
Family and Education
b. 1 May 1721, 1st s. of George Pitt (d. 1745) M.P., of Strathfieldsaye by Mary Louisa, da. of John Bernier; bro. of William Augustus Pitt and nephew of John Pitt of Encombe. educ. Winchester 1731; Magdalen, Oxf. 1737. m. 4 Jan. 1746, Penelope, da. of Sir Henry Atkins, 4th Bt., sis. and h. of Sir Richard Atkins, 6th Bt., 1s. 3da. suc. fa. 1745; cr. Baron Rivers of Strathfieldsaye 20 May 1776; Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle 16 Mar. 1802, with sp. rem. to bro. William Augustus Pitt.
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Groom of the bedchamber 1760 – 70, envoy to Turin 1761 – 68; ld. lt. Hants 1780-Mar 1782, ld. of bedchamber Apr. 1782 – d.; ld. lt. Dorset 1793 – d.
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Main residence: Strathfieldsaye, Hants.
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PITT, George (1721-1803)
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