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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, PC, FRS (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him Chatham or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son William Pitt the Younger, who was also a prime minister. Pitt was also known as the Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal ...
22 de sept. de 2020 · A Tale of Two Pitts: The Careers of the Elder and Younger William Pitt. On January 23 rd, 1806, Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger passed away in his London home, his final words being, on account of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s crushing victory over coalition forces the prior month, “Oh my country! How I leave my country!”.
8 de may. de 2013 · Biography. At just 24 years old, William Pitt The Younger, son of Pitt the Elder, was the youngest Prime Minister in history. He died aged only 46. He was exhausted by the demands of an office ...
William Pitt was born in Westminster in 1708 into a wealthy family. He was the grandson of Thomas ‘Diamond’ Pitt, who had made a fortune selling a diamond he had acquired whilst Governor of Madras in India. The fortune had bought both land and parliamentary seats. The young William Pitt was educated at Eton, which he disliked, and then ...
30 de dic. de 2020 · William Pitt, le Jeune [1] naît à Hayes, dans le Kent, le 28 mai 1759. L’enfant, durant ses premières années n’est pas de bonne santé, et il est élevé à la maison, par le révérend Edward Wilson. Il montre une forte intelligence, qui lui permet bientôt d’acquérir une parfaite connaissance du grec et du latin.
2 de nov. de 2022 · Here are 10 facts about the fascinating life and career of William Pitt the Younger, Britain’s youngest ever leader: 1. He was born into a political family. William Pitt was born on 28 May 1759 to William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (often referred to as ‘the Elder’) and his wife Hester Grenville. He hailed from political stock on both ...
Quick Reference. (1759–1806), known as Pitt the Younger. Prime minister. The second son of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, was educated privately and at Cambridge. From an early age, his father supervised his upbringing, paying particular attention to skill in public speaking. He entered Parliament in 1781 and soon made his mark in the Commons.
