William Pitt the Elder
Full name William Pitt, 1st Earl of Catham. Born 15 November 1708 in Westminster. Died 11 May 1778 in Hayes. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. He followed Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in office. His successor was 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, traveling through France and Italy. After his return to England in 1730 he wnt to the military.
Political Carrer
Sources
Pearce, Edward. Pitt the Elder: Man of War. London: The Bodley Head, 2010.