How do I create a custom type in PowerShell for my scripts to use?

Question

I would like to be able to define and use a custom type in some of my PowerShell scripts. For example, let\'s pretend I had a need for an object that had the following struc

Answer 1

Steven Murawski's answer is great, however I like the shorter (or rather just the neater select-object instead of using add-member syntax):

function New-Person() {
  param ($FirstName, $LastName, $Phone)

  $person = new-object PSObject | select-object First, Last, Phone

  $person.First = $FirstName
  $person.Last = $LastName
  $person.Phone = $Phone

  return $person
}