George Dean Pitt

Major-General George Dean Pitt (K.H.) (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. His father was George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers.

During his military career before arriving in New Zealand, Pitt, at the time a Major, was stationed (January - September 1828) at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).

Married Susan Baillie (1797 - 18 March 1875)

Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847.

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.

Children

 * Emelia Marie Dean (20 June 1820 - 5 April 1877) m. 23 May 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, Captain J.H.Laye
 * Lieutenant-General George Dean Pitt (C.B.) (14 January 1823 - 4 April 1883) m. 22 November 1842 Louisa Jones (18 February 1816 - 8 July 1889).
 * Georgiana Dean Pitt (1822 - 23 May 1877)
 * Louisa (1823 - 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Lieutenant George Hyde Page, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland
 * Susan Dean Pitt (born 1828)
 * Charlotte Marcia (6 March 1830 - 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland
 * William Augustus Dean Pitt (1833- 8 November 1890) Buried in Symonds Street Cemetery next to his father.
 * Clara Dean Pitt (born 5 October 1838)
 * Susan Dean Pitt (born 14 July 1847)