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John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster.
- Jacqueline Reiter
- Jacqueline Reiter
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. by Valentine Green, after John Hoppner mezzotint, published 1799 Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
John Pitt, 2nd earl of Chatham, died on September 24, 1835. William Pitt (also known as William Pitt the Younger) was born in Kent, England, on May 28, 1759. He attended Pembroke College at Cambridge University from 1773-1779, and studied law at Lincoln's Inn.
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This biography of the second Earl of Chatham looks beyond his famous military failure to reveal one of the early nineteenth century’s most fascinating figures.John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history.
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (1756-1835), who married The Hon. Mary Townshend; no issue. William Pitt the Younger (May 28, 1759 – January 23, 1806), who also served as Prime Minister; he never married. Lady Harriet Pitt (bef. 1770-1786), who married The Hon. Edward James Eliot, oldest son of the 1st Baron Eliot, in 1785; one child ...
