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Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

LC control no.n 80106735
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Personal name headingPitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
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Variant(s)Chatham, William Pitt, Earl of, 1708-1778
P--tt, Mr. (William Pitt), 1708-1778
P., W. (William Pitt), 1708-1778
Pitt, Uilʹi︠a︡m, Starshiĭ, 1708-1778
Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Uilʹi︠a︡m Pitt, Starshiĭ, 1708-1778
W. P. (William Pitt), 1708-1778
See alsoCelebrated commoner, 1708-1778
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Great Britain. Prime Minister (1766-1768 : Pitt)
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Associated countryEngland
Birth date1708-11-15
Death date1778-05-11
Place of birthLondon (England)
Place of deathHayes (Bromley, London, England)
Field of activityPublic administration Politics, Practical
AffiliationGreat Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Profession or occupationStatesmen Prime ministers
Found inDNB (Pitt, William, first Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778)
MdU/G-K files (usage: W.P.; Mr. P--tt)
Uilʹi︠a︡m Pitt Starshiĭ, 1998: p. 2 of cover (The Rt. Hon. William Pitt, afterwards Earl of Chatham)
The speech of the Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham, in the House of Lords, on Friday the 20th of January, 1775, 1775.
Britannica Academic online, viewed January 15, 2016 (William Pitt, the Elder, also called (from 1766) 1st Earl of Chatham, Viscount Pitt of Burton-Pynsent, byname The Great Commoner (born November 15, 1708, London-died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England), British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756-61, 1766-68))
Associated languageeng