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Pitt the Younger was the son of Pitt the Elder and grew up in a political family. After education at Cambridge, Pitt rapidly acquired a parliamentary seat and began as an MP in January 1781. After a masterful maiden speech, Pitt was seen as a rising man. He aligned himself with the ‘independent Whig’ faction in Parliament, speaking in ...
Hace 3 días · William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, was twice Prime Minister and was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 9th June 1778. His was a magnificent public funeral. A stone, only measuring one foot square, was placed over the burial vault with just his initials on it (in the centre part of the transept and adjoining the Wilberforce grave ).
William Pitt, 1. hrabě z Chathamu ( 15. listopad 1708 – 11. květen 1778 ) byl britský státník , člen strany Whigů , který získal největší slávu v době, kdy vedl Británii v sedmileté válce (spolu s Thomasem Pelham-Hollesem ).
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 var en britisk politiker. Han var Storbritannias statsminister fra 1766 til 1768.Pitt ble i 1735 medlem av parlamentet for landsbyen Old Sarum, kom snart i første rekke blant politikerne og angrep skarpt Robert Walpole og Georg 2s hannoveranske politikk.
William Pitt den yngre (født 28. mai 1759, død 23. januar 1806) var en britisk politiker. Han var statsminister fra 1783 til 1801 og igjen fra 1804 til sin død i 1806. [6] [7] Han kalles «den yngre» for å skille ham fra sin far, William Pitt den eldre , som også var statsminister.
William Pitt, the Younger, (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, Eng.—died Jan. 23, 1806, London), British statesman and prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06). The son of William Pitt, he entered Parliament in 1781 and served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1782–83). He was appointed prime minister in 1783 and undertook reforms that reduced ...
