Sir John Rigby, QC, PC,, was a British judge and Liberal Party politician from Runcorn in Cheshire. Rigby attended Liverpool Collegiate Institution before going to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1853; he graduated as second wrangler in 1856, also being placed second for the Smith's prize. He became a fellow of Trinity in 1856 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1860. In 1875 he was appointed junior counsel to the Treasury. In 1881 he "took silk", becoming a Queen's Counsel.

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  • Sir John Rigby, QC, PC,, was a British judge and Liberal Party politician from Runcorn in Cheshire. Rigby attended Liverpool Collegiate Institution before going to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1853; he graduated as second wrangler in 1856, also being placed second for the Smith's prize. He became a fellow of Trinity in 1856 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1860. In 1875 he was appointed junior counsel to the Treasury. In 1881 he "took silk", becoming a Queen's Counsel. He distinguished himself as an advocate, and was frequently involved in bringing appeals to the judicial committee of the House of Lords. Rigby was twice briefly a Liberal Party member of the House of Commons. He was elected as MP for the Wisbech division of Cambridgeshire at the 1885 general election, but lost the seat when another election was held in 1886. In 1892 he returned to parliament, when he was among a number of Liberals who gained seats from the government parties in Scotland. He was elected at Forfarshire, unseating the Liberal Unionist, James Barclay. He was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales in William Gladstone's new government, and received a knighthood on 26 November 1892. On 3 May 1894 Rigby became Attorney General for England and Wales. His parliamentary performance on the front benches was seen as being poor, with a serious and pompous manner when discussing the most minor of matters. On 19 October 1894 he vacated his Commons seat when he was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal, in succession to Sir Horace Davey. The appointment required him to be sworn as a member of the Privy Council. He served on the Court of Appeal until his retirement in 1901. A few years before his retirement, Rigby had suffered a severe fall, and never fully recovered his health. He died, umarried, at his home at Chelsea Embankment, London in July 1903.
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  • 23 October 1894
  • 6 December 1892
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  • Sir John Rigby, QC, PC,, was a British judge and Liberal Party politician from Runcorn in Cheshire. Rigby attended Liverpool Collegiate Institution before going to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1853; he graduated as second wrangler in 1856, also being placed second for the Smith's prize. He became a fellow of Trinity in 1856 and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1860. In 1875 he was appointed junior counsel to the Treasury. In 1881 he "took silk", becoming a Queen's Counsel.
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  • John Rigby (politician)
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