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General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
22 de ene. de 2019 · General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British peer and soldier. Career. He was the eldest son of William Pitt the Elder and an elder brother of William Pitt the Younger. He was commissioned into the 47th Regiment of Foot in 1774.
- Chatham, England
- Hon. Mary Elizabeth Pitt, Countess of Chatham
- England
- October 9, 1756
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. (1756-1835), General. Sitter in 7 portraits. John Pitt was the eldest son of William Pitt the Elder and the elder brother of William Pitt the Younger. He entered the army in 1778 and his brother appointed him First Lord of the Admiralty later the same year.
KG, eldest son of William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (q.v.), became lieutenant-general in 1802. Governor of Gibraltar 1820-1835.
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC was born in the early hours of the morning of 10th October 1756 to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and his wife, Hester at the family's estate in Kent named Hayes Place. [1] John was the first son of the couple who had married two years prior.
- Male
- October 10, 1756
- Mary Elizabeth (Townshend) Pitt
- September 24, 1835
28 de feb. de 2020 · General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
3 de ago. de 2018 · " The Late Lord: The life of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ." The Mariner's Mirror, 104 (3), pp. 357–358
