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Hace 6 días · 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 ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Role In: Seven Years’ War. William Pitt, the Elder (born November 15, 1708, London—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England) was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power.
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.
Hace 4 días · The semi-circular arches would have been far stronger. The foundation-stone of Blackfriars Bridge was laid by Sir Thomas Chitty, Lord Mayor, on the 31st of October, 1760. Horace Walpole, always Whiggish, describing the event, says:— "The Lord Mayor laid the first stone of the new bridge yesterday.
Hace 3 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. He married secondly in 1781, Louisa, daughter of Henry Grenville, esq. late governor of Barbadoes, by whom he has two sons and one daughter.
10 de may. de 2024 · Press Office. Chatham House Director Bronwen Maddox received a letter from Buckingham Palace on 9 May 2024 confirming that His Majesty the King was delighted to accept the Patronage of The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House.
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