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William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801.
Apr 2, 2024 · William Pitt, the Younger (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, England—died January 23, 1806, London) was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister.
May 8, 2013 · Learn about the life and achievements of William Pitt 'The Younger', Britain's youngest ever Prime Minister. He led the country during the French Revolution, the India Act and the Act of Union.
William Pitt, the Younger, (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, Eng.—died Jan. 23, 1806, London), British statesman and prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06). The son of William Pitt, he entered Parliament in 1781 and served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1782–83). He was appointed prime minister in 1783 and undertook reforms that reduced ...
William Pitt the Younger. Pitt lived and died a bachelor, totally obsessed with political office. He was clever, single-minded, confident of his own abilities, and a natural politician. But perhaps his greatest asset in the early 1780s was his youth. He had entered Parliament in 1780 and was just 24 when he became first minister in 1783.
Sep 22, 2020 · Learn how William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger shaped British politics and foreign policy during the Seven Years War, the American War for Independence, and the French Revolution. Explore their rivalries, achievements, and legacies in this article by Matthew Shea.
William Pitt the Younger (May 28, 1759 – January 23, 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death (technically he was first minister, as the title of Prime Minister was not made official until 1905).
