George Bettesworth Piggott

Sir George Bettesworth Piggott (30 April 1867 – 14 March 1952) was a British judge who served in various positions under the British Empire.

Early life Piggott was the son of Fraser Piggott, a justice of the peace.

He was educated at the Westminster School. and practiced law in London and the South-East.

From June 1900, he served as Acting Assistant Judge in Zanzibar. In August 1901, he was appointed Chief Justice of Zanzibar. While there, he helped implement "a deeply-entrenched legal bureaucracy" and the implementation of British imperial law.

Personal life On 12 July 1904, Piggott married Amy Spiller, a granddaughter of ironmaster Robert Thompson Crawshay. She died on 14 April 1909 in Helwan, Egypt.

In 1915, he married Nadine Beauchamp, daughter of Reginald William Proctor-Beauchamp. In 1927, he married Winifred Lathbury.

Throughout the build-up and length of World War II, Piggott and his third wife travelled around Canada and the United States: he had stated that "in [his] opinion" there would be no war. During this time, they enjoyed the company of various socialites, entertaining guests at hotels at Palm Beach, Florida, and holidaying in Alberta's Rockies. They attended parties with Archduke Franz Josef of Austria and his wife.

He died on 14 March 1952 in Monte Carlo. Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) – 1919