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General 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. Chatham retired from the Admiralty in 1794 but remained in the Cabinet, as Lord Privy Seal and then as President of the Council, until his resignation in 1801. His military ...
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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.
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, was born 10 September 1756 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom to William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) and Hester Grenville, 1st Baroness Chatham (1720-1803) and died 24 September 1835 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Mary Elizabeth Townshend (1762-1821) 21 May 1821 . General John ...
John [Pitt], 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG PC. born. 9 Oct 1756. mar. 10 Jul 1783 Hon Mary Elizabeth Townshend (b. 2 Sep 1762; dsp. 21 May 1821), 2nd surv. dau. of Thomas [Townshend], 1st Viscount Sydney, by his wife Elizabeth Powys, 1st dau. and cohrss. of Richard Powys MP, of Hintlesham, co. Suffolk. died
Pitt family. For other uses, see Pitt (disambiguation) and Pitts (disambiguation). The Pitt family were an English aristocratic family whose members included the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry and the Barons Camelford. [1] The family produced two British Prime Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt ...
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, KG, PC (Hayes, Kent, England, 10th October 1756 – London, England, 24th September 1835) An exciting day at the salon as I welcome a guest post from the fabulous Jacqui Reiter, with the tale of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham.
