Henry Bates Fitz

Henry Bates Fitz (10 October 1817 - 29 December 1880) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

For 20 years from 1843 he was the manager of Pikedale Station on the Darling Downs.

[1] Fitz was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 23 May 1860 and served for sixteen years until his resignation on 13 July 1876.

He was a spokesman for the ultra squatting faction and detested fellow squatters who were prepared to make concessions.

[1] Fitz married Elizabeth Hurst (née Abbott) in 1853 and together had 2 children.