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...
1883, Trustee of Lopping Hall, Loughton. Born Tottenham. Died Menton, France. From "Photographic pedigree of the descendants of Isaac and Rachel Wilson" (1912) via Flickr: "Samuel Lloyd Howard, of...
Judge. Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Born London. Married Maria Hawes (1767-1849). Died at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1919-1924. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
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