| 词条 | Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant |
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|honorific-prefix = |name =Francis Conant |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |smallimage = |alt = |caption = |order = 8th |office = Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man |term_start = 1860 |term_end = 1863 |monarch = Victoria |predecessor = Mark Hildesley Quayle (acting) |successor = Mark Hildesley Quayle (acting) |birth_date = 1809[1] |birth_place = |death_date = 21 January 1863 |death_place = |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = Francis Pigott |nationality = British |spouse = Frances Phillips Wilder |relations = Eight children |children = |alma_mater = |occupation = | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | serviceyears = | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | awards = }}Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant (1809 – 21 January 1863)[2][3] was a British Whig politician who became the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 22 October 1860 until his sudden death in 1863. His family home was Archer Lodge, Hampshire, England.[3] BiographyFrancis Pigott was born at Trunkwell House, Berkshire, in 1809.[1] The addition of "Stainsby" and "Conant" to Francis Pigott's name[4] came during his lifetime as a result of a chain of wills/inheritances from other individuals who were close to the Pigott family and had no descendants. This included {{convert|38|acre|m2}} of land in Limehouse and Poplar, London; the family's names are commemorated in property names in that area including Pigott Street, Stainsby Road and Conant House.[3] Francis Pigott was the eldest son of Paynton Pigott Stainsby Conant.[1] In 1833 Pigott married Frances Phillips Wilder; the second daughter of Lieutenant General Sir Francis John Connor Wilder, a former Member of Parliament for Arundel. Pigott's marriage to Frances Wilder bore eight children.[5] Frances Pigott was educated at Eton, and at Lincoln College, Oxford.[1] CareerParliamentary memberPigott was Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading for thirteen years[2] having won the seat from the Conservatives at the 1847 general election, being re-elected three times before resigning his seat. In addition Pigott was a Magistrate and a Lieutenant in the Hampshire Yeomanry.[1] Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of ManOn 18 September 1860 Pigott received a letter from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, offering him the position of Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man which he duly accepted.[6] As a requirement of his appointment he was obliged to resign his parliamentary seat. This was undertaken and Pigott was succeeded by Sir Francis Goldsmid. Francis Pigott succeeded Charles Hope[7] to the governorship of the Isle of Man, being formally appointed on 22 October 1860.[8] Following his appointment as Lieutenant Governor Francis Pigott arrived at Douglas, accompanied by his wife and eldest son, on board the steamer Tynwald on Saturday 10 November 1860. Upon disembarkation, Governor Pigott was greeted by various local dignitaries,[9] and taken by carriage to his temporary residence at the Castle Mona. The official Swearing-In Ceremony took place at Castle Rushen, performed by the Deputy Governor on Monday 12 November.[10] Governor Pigott's duties included presiding over the Isle of Man's Court of General Gaol as well as the Chancery Court. In December 1860 Governor Pigott became patron of the Isle of Man Agricultural Society.[11] In the spring of 1861 the Island's principal courts transferred from Castletown to Douglas making Governor Pigott the last Lieutenant Governor to preside over the principal courts in Castletown.[12] In the early 1860s various attempts were being made to source land around Castletown on which a new residence for the Island's Lieutenant Governor could be built. However a strong consensus favoured moving the Island's political home from Castletown to Douglas, and this was shared by Governor Pigott.[13] Tynwald, the Manx Parliament, allowed Governor Pigott to select his own residence, and he chose the Villa Marina, the former estate of Colonel Robert Steuart and which had until recently been the venue of a seminary boarding school. A lease was negotiated on the premises for seven years, at a rent of £250 annually, with Governor Pigott taking residence in May 1861.[13]
During his governorship Francis Pigott performed various civic roles which included the laying of numerous foundation stones. On 8 July 1861 Governor Pigott laid the foundation stone of Saint Olave's Church, Ramsey, an occasion which saw him presented with a silver trowel.[14] Another foundation stone was laid on 25 September for a new Wesleyan day school in Peel.[15] A further occasion saw Governor Pigott laying the foundation stone at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Sandy Gate, Jurby.[16] DeathGovernor Pigott left the Isle of Man on 9 December 1862, in order to spend Christmas with his family. Suffering the effects of ill-health, he was advised by his physician not to undertake any public business and died at his home, Weckfield Lodge, Winchfield, Hampshire on 21 January 1863.[17] The cause of death was given as an internal abscess.[17] The funeral of Francis Pigott took place in the village of Sherfield, Hampshire on Friday 31 January 1863.[18] References1. ^1 2 3 4 The Manx Sun. Saturday, 06.10.1860 Page: 5 2. ^1 {{Rayment-hc|r|1|date=March 2012}} 3. ^1 East India Dock Road, North side at British History Online 4. ^Trustees of King William's College, Isle of Man 5. ^The history of Thomas Phillips and descendents 6. ^{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |origyear=1977 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-26-4 |pages=250–251}} 7. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 10.10.1860 Page: 2 8. ^Manx Sun. Saturday, 01.12.1860 Page: 4 9. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 14.11.1860 Page: 2 10. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 21.11.1860 Page: 2 11. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 12.12.1860 Page: 6 12. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 08.05.1861 Page: 2 13. ^1 Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 12.06.1861 Page: 3 14. ^Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 10.07.1861 Page: 2 15. ^Mona's Herald. Saturday, 28.09.1861 Page: 4 16. ^Mona's Herald. Saturday, 12.10.1861 Page: 4 17. ^1 2 Manx Sun. Saturday, 24.01.1863 Page: 12 18. ^Isle of Man Weekly Advertising Circular. Tuesday, 03.02.1863 Page: 3 SourcesBibliography
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