Born Hayes, Kent. Son of William Pitt the Elder. Tory. Entered parliament in 1781, became Chancellor of the Exchequer and then, aged 24, Prime Minister: 1783-1801 and again: 1804-6.
Reputed to drink more than three bottles of port a day. Fought a duel with George Tierney (over a political matter) on Putney Heath on 27 May 1798. No one was hurt. Died Bowling Green House, Putney Heath. Buried Westminster Abbey.
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William Pitt (the Younger)
Behind these premises stood Hayes Place, the home of William Pitt, 1st Earl o...
The Trafalgar Way Destination - The Admiralty On Monday 21st October 1805 t...
You have to admire the 1800 skill at sentence construction, and the confidenc...
According to an information board in the square this bronze statue was erect...
London County Council William Pitt the younger, 1759 - 1806, lived here, 180...
That looks to us very much like the bust that Maisky and his wife unveiled at Holford Gardens, unfinished of course.
Governor of the New River Company, in 1786, a Master in Chancery and a director of the East India Company.  Died in 1804 ‘immensely rich’.  From History of Parliament.
Had a career in advertising before being elected to Westminster City Council, where she was a ward councillor for Bryanston and Dorset Square for 13 years. She served as Lord Mayor of Westminster i...
Born Joseph James Vaughan in East London. Started work, aged 8, while still at school. As an electrician he entered into trade union politics and as a left-wing Labour supporter became a councillor...
Chair Hackney-Haifa Twinning Association and co-chair, with councillor Linda Kelly, of the Britain and Israel Olympic Plaque Committee. In 2021 Sugarman was working with the Association of Jewish ...
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