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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.
24 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt married Lady Hester Grenville, the daughter of the 1st Countess Temple, on November 16, 1754. Pitt was roughly 46 years old at the time of their wedding, and Hester was 34. They had been friends for twenty years at that point. Hester, Harriet, John, William, and James were the children of their happy marriage.
24 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt, the Younger was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister. William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, a famous statesman.
27 de may. de 2024 · Hayes-place the residence of the late Earl of Chatham, now the seat of Lord Lewisham. Hayes-place (near the church) was formerly the seat of the Scotts. In 1698, Stephen Scott, Esq. aliened it to John Harrison, of whom it was purchased in 1757, by the Right Hon. William Pitt, (afterwards Earl of Chatham (fn. 5) ,) who built the ...
Hace 4 días · The bridge, according to the order of Common Council, was first named Pitt Bridge, and the adjacent streets (in honour of the great earl) Chatham Place, William Street, and Earl Street. But the first name of the bridge soon dropped off, and the monastic locality asserted its prior right.
Hace 2 días · He married in 1774, Hester, one of the daughters of William, the great earl of Chatham, who died in 1780, by whom he has three daughters; Hester-Lucy, married to Mr. Taylor, of Sevenoke; Grisilda, and Rachael.
20 de may. de 2024 · During his 24-year reign, William Pitt the Younger became the UK’s youngest Prime Minister. He is most recognized for saving England. Pitt, the son of the Earl of Chatham, was ill since boyhood. Despite his illness, he was a clever child who graduated from Cambridge as a teenager.
