Hilcote Pitts-Brown

Hilcote Pitts-Brown (22 October 1905 – 12 February 1990) of Nelson was appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950.[1]

The Honourable
Hilcote Pitts-Brown
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office
22 June 1950 – 31 December 1950
Personal details
Born(1905-10-22)22 October 1905
Died12 February 1990(1990-02-12) (aged 84)

He was appointed as a member of the suicide squad nominated by the First National Government in 1950 to vote for the abolition of the Council. Most of the new members (like Pitts-Brown) were appointed on 22 June 1950, and served until 31 December 1950 when the Council was abolished.

Pitts-Brown was electorate chairman for the National Party in the Nelson electorate in the 1940s.[2]

References
  1. Wilson, J.O. (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Government Printer. p. 161.
  2. "N.Z. National Party". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. 80. 17 November 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 20 January 2022.


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