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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

The Great Commoner

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778).

Statements about William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Westminster Abbey

Member Of

Royal Society

Place of Birth

London

Place of Death

London Borough of Bromley
Bromley

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Date of Birth

11/15/1708

Date of Death

5/11/1778

Occupation

Politician

Member of Political Party

Whigs

Educated At

Trinity College
Eton College
Utrecht University

Instance Of

Human

Religion or Worldview

Church of England

Image

Child

William Pitt the Younger
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Lady Harriet Pitt
Hester Stanhope, Viscountess Mahon
James Charles Pitt

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society

Position Held

12 items
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 (7/30/1766 - 10/14/1768)
Replaces
:
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Replaced By
:
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Start Time
: 7/30/1766
End Time
: 10/14/1768
Lord Privy Seal
 (7/30/1766 - 11/2/1768)
Replaces
:
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Replaced By
:
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
Start Time
: 7/30/1766
End Time
: 11/2/1768
Leader of the House of Commons
Replaces
:
1757 Caretaker Ministry
Replaced By
:
George Grenville
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Replaces
:
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Replaced By
:
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Paymaster of the Forces
Replaces
:
Thomas Winnington
Replaced By
:
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
Member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
8th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
9th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
10th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
11th Parliament of Great Britain
Member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
12th Parliament of Great Britain
Leader of the House of Commons
 (12/4/1756 - 4/6/1757)
Replaces
:
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
Start Time
: 12/4/1756
End Time
: 4/6/1757
Leader of the House of Commons
 (6/27/1757 - 10/6/1761)
Replaced By
:
George Grenville
Start Time
: 6/27/1757
End Time
: 10/6/1761

Spouse

Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham
 (10/16/1754 - 5/11/1778)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
Start Time
: 10/16/1754
End Time
: 5/11/1778

Given Name

William

Described by Source

11 items
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Statement Is Subject Of
:
ACAB-1 / Chatham, William Pitt, Earl Of
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Питт Уильям Старший
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Pitt, William (1708-1778) (DNB00)
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q21745543
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q21745540
Otto's Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q23866031
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Chatham, William Pitt, Earl of
Subject Named As
:Great Commoner
Subject Named As
:Pitt, William
Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Pitt, William (1)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Chatham, William Pitt, 1st Earl Of

Archives At

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Family Name

Pitt

Name in Native Language

William Pitt

Noble Title

Earl of Chatham
 (8/4/1766 - 5/11/1778)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 8/4/1766
End Time
: 5/11/1778

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Father

Robert Pitt

Sibling

Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc

Writing Language

English

Mother

Harriet Villiers

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Depicted By

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
Creator
:
John Singleton Copley
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
Creator
:
John Singleton Copley

Native Language

English

Medical Condition

Epilepsy
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Misdiagnosis
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