James P. Pigott
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James Protus Pigott (September 11, 1852 - July 1, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Pigott attended the common schools and graduated from Yale College in 1878 and from Yale Law School in 1880. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced the practice of law in New Haven, where he served as city clerk from 1881-1884. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1885 and 1886, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1888 and 1900.
Pigott was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). He was not reelected for a second term, and resumed the practice of law. He died in New Haven, July 1, 1919, and was interred in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
