Georgiana Burton Pittock
Georgiana Martin Pittock (née Burton; November 14, 1843 – June 12, 1918) was an Oregon pioneer and community leader based in Portland, Oregon. She founded the Portland Rose Society in 1888. The society's annual rose show grew into a rose parade and pageant by 1906, and was the foundation for the Portland Rose Festival. Pittock was actively involved in charities and cultural organizations in Portland from the 1870s through the early 1900s.
Georgiana Burton Pittock | |
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Pittock, circa 1900 | |
| Born | Georgiana Martin Burton November 14, 1843 |
| Died | June 12, 1918 (aged 64) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Spouse | Henry Pittock (m. 1860) |
| Children | 9 (6 surviving) |
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