Francis Taylor Piggott
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Sir Francis Taylor Piggott (1852-1925) was a British jurist and author. He was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong [1]
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Early life [edit]
He was born in Worthing in West Sussex. He was educated in Paris and at Cambridge University.[2]
Career [edit]
His career as a lawyer began in 1874. He published Law of Torts in 1885.[1]
In 1887, he was a constitutional advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito in Tokyo then Prime Minister.[3]
In 1893, he was secretary of Sir Charles Russell in the Bering Sea Arbitration.[1]
He was Procureur-General of Mauritius from 1893 to 1904.[1]
In 1905, he was appointed Chief Justice of Hong Kong .[4]
Selected works [edit]
Piggot's writings include roughly 80+ works[5]
- The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan, by F. T. Piggott. (With Notes by T. L. Southgate.).. Kelly and Walsh. 1909.
- with David Urquhart (1918). The free seas in war: a talk to the men and women of Great Britain on the freedom of the seas. P.S. King & Son, ltd.
- The garden of Japan: A year's diary of its flowers. G. Allen. 1896.
- The music of the Japanese: Read Jan. 14, 1891. 1891.
- Exterritoriality: The law relating to consular jurisdiction and to residence in Oriental countries. Kelly & Walsh, limited. 1907.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sir F.T. Piggot," The Times (UK). 13 March 1925; retrieved 2013-1-7.
- ^ Wesley-Smith, Peter. "Sir Francis Piggott: chief justice in his own cause," Hong Kong Law Journal, 12 (1982), 260–92; retrieved 2013-1-7.
- ^ Sir Francis Taylor Piggott, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography at Uniset.ca
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 27772. p. 1843. 7 March 1905. Retrieved 2013-01-7.
- ^ WorldCat, "au:Sir Francis Taylor Piggott"; retireved 2012-1-7.
