Pitt the Elder

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Pitt the Elder was an 18th-century British statesman and orator who served as Prime Minister and was renowned for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and expansion of the British Empire.

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instanceOf British statesman
Earl
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Whig politician
human
orator
alsoKnownAs The Great Commoner
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1708-11-15
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England

Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath stroke
child Hester Pitt
William Pitt the Younger
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1778-05-11
deathPlace Hayes
Kent
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Pitt
fullName William Pitt
givenName William
influencedEvent British conquest of Canada
British policy toward the American colonies
Seven Years' War
monarchDuringTerm George II
George III
nobleTitle Earl of Chatham
Viscount Pitt
notableFor expansion of the British Empire
leadership during the Seven Years' War
oratory in the House of Commons
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
politicalParty Whig Party
positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament for Aldborough
Member of Parliament for Bath
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Member of Parliament for Seaford
Paymaster of the Forces
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
spouse Hester Grenville
termAsPrimeMinisterEnd 1768-10-14
termAsPrimeMinisterStart 1766-07-30

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William Pitt the Elder alsoKnownAs Pitt the Elder
subject linked to: Earl of Chatham