Notable South Australians/John Tuthill Bagot

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2378915Notable South Australians — John Tuthill BagotGeorge E. Loyau

John Tuthill Bagot

GAME of a very old family; the Bagot's of Kilcoursey, King's County, Ireland. Was the son of the late Charles Bagot, Esq., J.P. Born Feb. 15, 1819. Studied at Middle Temple, England, and was called to the Irish Bar, Arrived in Adelaide in November 1850, with his brother Ulysses. On the death of his father Mr. Bagot revisited Ireland to take possession of the ancestral estate, and returned to Adelaide after a short stay there. He was for many years in partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. Labatt; was concerned in many important lawsuits, and acted as leading counsel for the claimants in the celebrated Moonta case. After the passing of the Constitution Act of 1855, Mr. Bagot became a Member of the House of Assembly for the district, of Light. He sat in the House during the two succeeding: Parliaments, and was returned as member for the Legislative Council, and had a lengthy experience of political life. He held the position of Solicitor-General in Mr. Baker's Ministry from August 21 to Sept. 1, 1857, of Commissioner of Orowa Lands in the Reynolds' Ministry from May 1860 to May 1861, and of Chief Secretary in Mr. Strangways' Ministry from November 3, 1868 to May 6, 1870. The aggregate number of days for which he held office was 960. He was Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons, Irish Constitution, and through a period of twenty years' residence in South Australia took a prominent part in public affairs. Mr. Bagotwas of a cheerful disposition, urbane in manner, and possessed most of the amiable traits of the Irish character. His death, in his 52nd year, occurred suddenly from pulmonary apoplexy at North Adelaide, on August 6, 1870, and was universally regretted by a wide circle of friends.