Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant

Francis Conant
8th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office
1860–1883
Monarch Victoria
Preceded by Mark Hildesley Quayle
(acting)
Succeeded by Mark Hildesley Quayle
(acting)
Personal details
Born Francis Pigott
1810
Died 21 January 1863
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Frances Phillips Wilder

Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant (1810 – 21 January 1863)[1] was a British Whig politician who became the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 23 October 1860 until his sudden death in 1863. His family home was in Hampshire, England.[2]

Career

Conant had previously been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading for thirteen years.[1] Having won the seat from the Conservatives at the 1847 general election, he was re-elected three times before resigning his seat in 1860 when he was appointed to the Isle of Man.[3]

The addition of "Stainsby" and "Conant" to Francis Pigott's name[4] came during his lifetime as a result of a chain of wills/inheritances from other individuals who were close to the Pigott family and had no descendants. This included 38 acres (150,000 m2) of land in Limehouse and Poplar, London; the family's names are commemorated in property names in that area including Pigott Street, Stainsby Road and Conant House.[2]

He married Frances Phillips Wilder; they had eight children.[5]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Russell
Viscount Chelsea
Member of Parliament for Reading
1847–1860
With: Thomas Noon Talfourd 1847–1849
John Frederick Stanford 1849–1852
Sir Henry Singer Keating 1852–1860
Sir Francis Goldsmid, Bt 1860
Succeeded by
Sir Francis Goldsmid, Bt
Gillery Pigott
Government offices
Preceded by
Mark Hildesley Quayle
(acting)
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
18601863
Succeeded by
Mark Hildesley Quayle
(acting)