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David Richard Pigot PC, KC (c. 1796 – 22 December 1873) was one of the leading Irish judges of his time. His children included John Edward Pigot, co-founder of the National Gallery of Ireland. ==Life== Kilworth village today Pigot was born at Park House, Kilworth, County Cork, the only son of John Pigot, a doctor of Physic of considerable repute, and Margaret Nagle.〔Alumni Dublinenses; Dictionary of Irish Biography; (King's Inns Admission Papers ).〕 He went to school in Fermoy and graduated from the University of Dublin. Originally he intended to follow his father's profession, and he studied medicine in Edinburgh. He later decided on a career in law, was called to the Bar in 1826 and became King's Counsel in 1835. He represented Daniel O'Connell in the unsuccessful effort to prosecute him in 1831. He was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1839 and elected to Parliament as member for Clonmel in the same year.〔Gilbert, John Thomas "David Pigot" ''Dictionary of National Biography 1885-1900'' Vol. 45 p.277〕 He was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1840 to 1841. He was a visitor of Maynooth College. In 1846 he was appointed Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and held that office until his death. He was briefly considered for the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1868. He lived at No. 80 Merrion Square, then one of the most fashionable streets in Dublin, where several of his judicial colleagues also had their residences. Unlike many of his colleagues, he does not seem to have had a "place in the country". Both Ball in ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' 〔Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'', John Murray, London, 1926〕 and Delaney in his biography of Pigot's successor Christopher Palles〔Delaney, V.T.H. ''Christopher Palles'' Allen Figgis, Dublin, 1960.〕 praise Pigot highly as a judge of great intelligence, high principles and integrity. Both agree that he had one obvious fault - his habit of inquiring into the most minute details of litigation, which tended to greatly prolong the length of hearings. Ball states however that the Irish Bar regarded this with indulgence as a very minor fault in a judge for whom they felt the greatest respect. Delaney, writing in 1960, noted that a Pigot judgement is always a strong authority for counsel to have on their side. In his later years questions were raised about his ability to perform his duties, but the question was his physical health, rather than any lack of legal skill: in 1855 the ''Law Times'' named him as one of five senior judges alleged to be too old or ill to perform effectively, and noted that he had recently spent six months in Spain for his health.〔Hart, A.R. ''A History of the King's Serjeants-at-law in Ireland'' Four Courts Press Dublin 2000.〕 Presumably his health recovered, as he was able to continue with his judicial duties for another eighteen years, and died in office on 22 December 1873. He was buried, alongside his wife Catherine and his parents, in Killgullane Churchyard, near Kilworth, where his grave can still be seen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Richard Pigot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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