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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, PC, FRS (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him "Chatham" or "Pitt the Elder" to distinguish him from his son William Pitt the Younger, who also served as prime minister.
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May 9, 2024 · William Pitt, the Elder (born November 15, 1708, London—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England) was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power.
May 29, 2018 · Pitt, William, 1st earl of Chatham (1708–78), known as Pitt the Elder. In 1735 Pitt launched his belligerent political career by insulting King George II over his son's marriage and was dismissed from the army commission he had held since 1731.
William Pitt 'The Elder', 1st Earl of Chatham. Whig 1766 to 1768. “Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.”.
William Pitt, the Elder, later 1st earl of Chatham, (born Nov. 15, 1708, London, Eng.—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent), British statesman and orator, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68).
Read about William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and one of the greatest figures of the Georgian era.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15, 1708 – May 1, 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Secretary of State during the Seven Years' War that was fought between France and Great Britain, (known as the French and Indian War in North America), and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain.
