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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.
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.” Born. 15 November 1708, Westminster, London. Died....
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.
CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT, FIRST EARL OF. (1708–1778). Prime minister. Pitt was born in Westminster on 15 November 1708, grandson of a wealthy merchant and ex-governor of Madras who had acquired the family fortune. He was educated at Eton (1719–1726), Trinity College Oxford (1727), and Utrecht (from 1728).
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.
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).
