George Dean Pitt

George Dean Pitt

General George Dean Pitt
Birth nameGeorge Dean
Born1781
Hampshire, England[1]
Died8 January 1851
Auckland, New Zealand
Buried
Anglican section, Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland[2]
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Army
Years of service1804–1851
RankMajor General
Unit42nd Regiment, 1804
90th Regiment, 1804–
Royal African Corps, 1805–
Royal West India Rangers, 1809–
2nd Provisional Battalion of Militia, 1814–
80th Regiment, 1819–[1]
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order[3]
Military General Service Medal with 4 clasps[3]
Spouse(s)
Susan Baillie
(m. 1821)
[1]

Major General George Dean Pitt KH (1781[4] or 1772[5][6] – 8 January 1851) was Lieutenant-Governor of the former New Zealand Province of New Ulster from 14 February 1848 to his death on 8 January 1851.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference WO 25/800/153 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Death of His Excellency Lieutenant-Governor Pitt". The New-Zealander. Vol. 7, no. 495. 11 January 1851. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b Hart, Henry George (1850). The New Army List for 1850. Vol. 11. London: John Murray. pp. 4, 16, 29b, 232.
  4. ^ a b List of Leaders of former New Zealand Provinces
  5. ^ "Arrivals on the Minerva 1847". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Cemetery Record for William Augustus Dean Pitt". Auckland Libraries. Auckland Council. Retrieved 9 May 2024.