[1] Pigott entered parliament at the 1901 West Kimberley by-election, which had been caused by the death of Alexander Forrest.
[2] After leaving parliament, Pigott returned to the pearling trade, and also served briefly on the Broome Municipal Council.
In 1900 Sydney married June née Callanan (1857-1912), widow of Richard Bowden Skamp (1849-1890) with whom she had five children.
After his Jane's death, in 1916 he married Margaret Robertson née Smith (1879-1918) and had a son, Stanley Capel Pigott (1918-1994).
Margaret died a few days after Stanley's birth and Sydney wed a third time the following year, to Jessie Maude Elliott (1878-1965).