George Dean Pitt | |
|---|---|
 General George Dean Pitt | |
| Birth name | George Dean |
| Born | 1781 Hampshire, England[1] |
| Died | 8 January 1851 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Buried | Anglican section, Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland[2] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1804–1851 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 42nd 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 | |
| Awards | Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order[3] Military General Service Medal with 4 clasps[3] |
| Spouse(s) |
Susan Baillie (m. 1821) |
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]
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
WO 25/800/153was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Death of His Excellency Lieutenant-Governor Pitt". The New-Zealander. Vol. 7, no. 495. 11 January 1851. p. 2.
- ^ a b Hart, Henry George (1850). The New Army List for 1850. Vol. 11. London: John Murray. pp. 4, 16, 29b, 232.
- ^ a b List of Leaders of former New Zealand Provinces
- ^ "Arrivals on the Minerva 1847". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cemetery Record for William Augustus Dean Pitt". Auckland Libraries. Auckland Council. Retrieved 9 May 2024.