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Pitt, William the Younger: (1759-1806) British statesman; 2nd son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham. Trained as a lawyer, he entered Parliament in 1781 and in 1782 at the age of 23 became Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Shelburne. At the fall (1783) of the coalition government of Lord North and Charles James Fox, who was to be Pitt's ...
9 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt, the Elder was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power. Pitt was born in London of a distinguished family. His mother, Lady Harriet Villiers, daughter of Viscount Grandison, belonged to.
1 de mar. de 2012 · "William Pitt the Younger is a biography of one of the great iconic figures in British history: the man who in 1784 at the age of twenty-four became (and so remains) the youngest Prime Minister in the history of England.
Hace 4 días · Pitt the Younger's governments financed the First (1793) and Second (1798) Coalitions against France and introduced social and administrative reforms. He resigned because of George III's hostility to Catholic emancipation (1801), but returned in 1804 to lead the fight against Bonaparte.
25 de abr. de 2024 · William Pitt the Younger was dedicated to addressing the national debt, which had escalated to £243 million due to the American war. He implemented several financial reforms including creating a sinking fund in 1786 to systematically reduce the debt, lowering it to £170 million by 1792. Image: Pitt’s portrait by English painter, John Hoppner.
William Pitt the Younger was born on 28 May 1759 at Hayes near Bromley in Kent: that year was also the Anno Mirabilis of the Seven Years' War being conducted by his father, Pitt the Elder. The younger Pitt was the second son and fourth of five children born to William Pitt (the Elder) and his wife Hester Grenville.
31 de may. de 2012 · William Pitt the Younger was one of the most extraordinary figures in British history. Prime minister at the age of twenty-four, he went on to dominate British politics for two decades, presiding over such complex and treacherous national crises as the madness of King George III, the beleaguered union with Ireland, the fallout from the French Revolution and the trauma of the Napoleonic Wars.
