hotels such as the Charles Hotham Hotel (1912), on the corner of Spencer and Flinders Streets. Public life Like many successful men of this period, Pitt took an active part in public life. He was an active member of the Australian Natives' Association, the Freemasons, a patron of the Collingwood Football Club, and a member of the Melbourne Harbor Trust from 1894 to 1913 (chairman, 1901–05). He was a staunch protectionist and a vocal supporter of the Australian Federation Movement, and acted on these views while a member of the Victorian Parliament. He sat in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1891 to 1910, first for North Yarra Province until 1904, then Melbourne East Province until 1910. He was also active in local politics, elected to the City of Collingwood council in 1888, where he was the mayor for 1890, before retiring from council in 1894. In 1891–92 he sat on the Melbourne Board of Works as the representative of the City of Collingwood. Personal life Pitt married Elizabeth Mary Liddy on 23 October 1889 at St Peter's Church. On 25 May 1918, he died at home in Abbotsford, and was buried in St Kilda General Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. References External links 1855 births 1918 deaths Australian federationists Architects from Melbourne Politicians from Melbourne People from St Kilda, Victoria Australian people of English descent People from Abbotsford, Victoria Mayors of places in Victoria (Australia) 19th-century Australian architects 20th-century Australian architects