# Hugh Pigot

> Admiral of the White Hugh Pigot, of Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded York at the reduction of Louisbourg in June 1758 and commanded Royal William at the capture of Quebec in September 1759 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands Station during the American Revolutionary War and then became First Naval Lord. He also served as a Member of Parliament.

*Royal Navy admiral (1722-1792)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1722-05-28
- **Died:** 1792-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 33.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Hugh Pigot (Royal Navy officer, born 1722)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Pigot_(Royal_Navy_officer%2C_born_1722))
- [Hugh Pigot (amiral de la Royal Navy)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Pigot_(amiral_de_la_Royal_Navy))
- [Hugh Pigot (ammiraglio 1722)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Pigot_(ammiraglio_1722))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5932297)

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