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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
6 de mar. de 2017 · John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (studio of John Hoppner) (Courtesy of the Royal Marines Commando Forces, Stonehouse Barracks)
Biography. John Pitt was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles. 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 ...
- Male
- October 10, 1756
- Mary Elizabeth (Townshend) Pitt
- September 24, 1835
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.
Their second son was William Pitt the Younger, who became the country's youngest prime minister in 1783, at the age of 24. Their eldest son, John Pitt, inherited the earldom and viscountcy in 1778 and the barony in 1803. Upon his death in 1835, all three titles became extinct.
The Late Lord: The Life of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham - Historical Novel Society. Written by Jacqueline Reiter. Edward James. John Pitt was the son of a great man (William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham) and the brother of another (William Pitt the Younger), but he never aspired to greatness himself.