David Richard Pigot

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.

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. 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. 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".

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