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Pitt
1. William, known as Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. 1708--78, British statesman. He was first minister (1756--57; 1757--61; 1766--68) and achieved British victory in the Seven Years' War (1756--63)
2. his son William, known as Pitt the Younger. 1759--1806, British statesman. As prime minister (1783--1801; 1804--06), he carried through important fiscal and tariff reforms. From 1793, his attention was focused on the wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France


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By recourse to a wide variety of manuscript sources and by a close re-examination of the wealth of printed material she takes a fresh and detailed look at Lady Hester's early life: her childhood and her role as hostess to her uncle, William Pitt the Younger when he was the King's first minister.
Star of the Morning: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Hester Stanhope by Contemporary Review
1806 William Pitt the Younger, twice British Prime Minister, died aged 47.
On This Day by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
1806 William Pitt the Younger, twice British Prime Minister, died aged 47.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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