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15 November, 1708 (Westminster, Middlesex) - 11 May, 1778 (Hayes, Kent). Full name William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766-1768 under the rule of George III. Pitt followed Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in office and was succeeded by Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. | 15 November, 1708 (Westminster, Middlesex) - 11 May, 1778 (Hayes, Kent). Full name William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. [[Prime Minister]] of Great Britain 1766-1768 under the rule of [[George III]]. Pitt followed Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in office and was succeeded by Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Pitt was descended from an influential and well-known family associated with the English East India Company. Furthermore he had a very sophisticated upbringing as he was entered as a gentlemen commoner at Trinity College, Oxford, attended Utrecht University in the Dutch Republic and did the Grand Tour, | Pitt was descended from an influential and well-known family associated with the English [[East India Company]]. Furthermore he had a very sophisticated upbringing as he was entered as a gentlemen commoner at Trinity College, Oxford, attended Utrecht University in the Dutch Republic and did the [[Grand Tour]], travelling through France and Italy. | ||
After his return to England in 1730 he went to the military. | After his return to England in 1730 he went to the military. | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 6 January 2017
15 November, 1708 (Westminster, Middlesex) - 11 May, 1778 (Hayes, Kent). Full name William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766-1768 under the rule of George III. Pitt followed Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in office and was succeeded by Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton.
Early Life
Pitt was descended from an influential and well-known family associated with the English East India Company. Furthermore he had a very sophisticated upbringing as he was entered as a gentlemen commoner at Trinity College, Oxford, attended Utrecht University in the Dutch Republic and did the Grand Tour, travelling through France and Italy. After his return to England in 1730 he went to the military.
Seven Year's War
Political Career
Sources
Pearce, Edward. Pitt the Elder: Man of War. London: The Bodley Head, 2010.
http://www.britannia.com/gov/primes/prime5.html