John Tuthill Bagot (15 February 1819 – 13 August 1870) was a South Australian politician.[1]
John Bagot | |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Light | |
| In office 26 February 1857 – 12 March 1865 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Coglin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1819 King's County, Ireland |
| Died | 13 August 1870 (aged 51) |
| Spouse | Eliza Meyler |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Pastoralist |
Bagot was the second son of Charles Bagot, of Kilcoursie House, King's County, Ireland, by Anna, eldest daughter of John Tuthill, of Kingsland, County Limerick. Though described as Charles Hervey Bagot's nephew[2] their actual relationship was more distant. J. T. Bagot was admitted to the Irish bar. He married in 1848 Eliza, daughter of John Meyler.[1]
Bagot emigrated to South Australia, and was elected to the semi-elective South Australian Legislative Council of 1855–6, for the district of Light. From 1857 to 1864 he represented Light in the South Australian House of Assembly. On 26 September 1866, he was elected to the new Legislative Council, and continued to hold the seat until 16 June 1870, when he resigned.
He was South Australia's only colonial Solicitor-General,[3][4] serving in the Baker Ministry from 21 August to 1 September 1857.[5] He also served as Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration in the First Reynolds Ministry from 9 May 1860, to 20 May 1861; Attorney-General in John Hart's Ministry from 24 September to 13 October 1868; and Chief Secretary in Mr. Strangways' Government from 3 November 1868, to 12 May 1870.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Death of Captain Bagot". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 30 July 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Appleby, G (2016). Role of the Solicitor-General. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 9781509903962.
- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836-2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "John Bagot". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2022.