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- In 1766, following the collapse of the first Rockingham ministry, Pitt finally agreed to lead an administration but as Lord Privy Seal, rather then First Lord. Poor health, which had been a recurrent feature of his political career, led him to accept a peerage and he became Earl of Chatham.
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Pitt chose for himself the office of Lord Privy Seal, which required his elevation to the House of Lords, and on 4 August he became Earl of Chatham in the county of Kent and Viscount Pitt of Burton Pynsent in the county of Somerset.
May 9, 2024 · Role In: Seven Years’ War. 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.
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.”.
Rockingham formed a short-lived ministry and in 1766 Pitt became PM in his own right but now elevated to the peerage as the Earl of Chatham. By accepting the peerage he lost all credibility as the "Great Commoner" and was unable to control the House of Commons which he had ruled by sheer force of personality as 'Mr. Pitt'.
About The Earl of Chatham. William Pitt the Elder was one of the greatest figures of the Georgian era. He also demonstrates some of the ambiguities of the office of Prime Minister; his most important contribution to history was during his leadership in the Newcastle-Pitt ministry, when he did not hold the Office of First Lord of the Treasury.
Mar 11, 2015 · In 1766, following the collapse of the first Rockingham ministry, Pitt finally agreed to lead an administration but as Lord Privy Seal, rather then First Lord. Poor health, which had been a recurrent feature of his political career, led him to accept a peerage and he became Earl of Chatham.
May 29, 2018 · The king persuaded Pitt to form a ministry in July 1766. Pitt (hitherto popularly known as ‘the Great Commoner’) took the title of earl of Chatham and the office of lord privy seal (with the duke of Grafton as 1st lord). Within months he had plunged into a state of virtual insanity.
