John Tuthill Bagot

John Bagot
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Light
In office 26 February 1857 – 12 March 1865 Serving with Carrington Smedley, William Maturin, David Shannon, Francis Dutton, John Rowe
Preceded by	New District
Succeeded by	Patrick Coglin
Personal details
Born	(1819-02-15)15 February 1819 King's County, Ireland
Died	13 August 1870(1870-08-13) (aged 51)
Spouse	Eliza Meyler
Occupation	Lawyer, Pastoralist

John Tuthill Bagot (15 February 1819 – 13 August 1870) was a South Australian politician.^[1]

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

1. Mennell, Philip (1892). "Bagot, John Tuthill" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
2. "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.
3. Appleby, G (2016). Role of the Solicitor-General. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 9781509903962.
4. "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.
5. "John Bagot". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

South Australian House of Assembly
New district	Member for Light 1857–1865 Served alongside: Carrington Smedley, William Maturin, David Shannon, Francis Dutton, John Rowe	Succeeded by Patrick Coglin
Political offices
New title	Solicitor-General of South Australia 21 Aug – 1 Sep 1857	Vacant Title next held by Andrew Wells QC
Preceded by Richard Andrews	Attorney-General of South Australia 24 Sep – 13 Oct 1868	Succeeded by Richard Andrews
Preceded by William Milne	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration 9 May 1860 – 20 May 1861	Succeeded by Henry Strangways
Preceded by Henry Ayers	Chief Secretary of South Australia 3 Nov 1868 – 12 May 1870	Succeeded by Augustine Stow