Name George Pitt | Died 1851 | |
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Major-General George Dean-Pitt, KH (1781 or 1772 - 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. He was born George Dean, the illegitimate son of George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers.
During his military career before arriving in New Zealand, Dean-Pitt, at the time a Major, was stationed (January - September 1828) at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).
In 1818 he married Susan Baillie (1797 – 18 March 1875) in Bristol, England.
In 1819 he adopted the surname Dean-Pitt by Royal Licence.
Dean-Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847.
Dean-Pitt 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.
He died while Lieutenant-Governor and was buried in the Symonds Street Cemetery in Auckland.