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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]
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) |
He was born George Dean, the illegitimate son of George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers.[citation needed] In 1819 he adopted the surname Dean Pitt by Royal Licence.[citation needed]
Major Dean Pitt was stationed at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) from January to September 1828.[7]
Dean Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847.[5] He was the second most important military man in the new colony during the governorship of George Grey. His son and two of his sons-in-law were part of the military establishment as well. His residence was located in Pitt Street, which had originally been called Pyt Street after a childhood home of the first governor William Hobson, it is likely the spelling changed because of Dean Pitt's presence.
Ill for some time, he died on 8 January 1851 while Lieutenant-Governor and was buried with full military honours in the Symonds Street Cemetery in Auckland. A number of retail businesses in Auckland closed for the day of his funeral.[8]
He married Susan Baillie at St James' Church, Bristol, England, on 21 May 1818.[1]
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