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. 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  electorate in the 1940s. References

1905 births
1990 deaths
Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council
New Zealand National Party MLCs
20th-century New Zealand politicians