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British statesman (1759–1806)
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of
William_Pitt_the_Younger
American actor (born 1963)
William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty-five years, Pitt has
Brad_Pitt
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768 (1708–1778)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
Topics referred to by the same term
William Pitt most commonly refers to: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), a.k.a. William Pitt the Elder, British prime minister (1766–1768)
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Topics referred to by the same term
William Pitts may refer to: William Pitts II (1790–1840), English silver-chaser and sculptor William S. Pitts (1830–1918), American physician and composer
William_Pitts
Historic house in Georgia, United States
The William Pitt Eastman House was built in Eastman, Georgia by William Pitt Eastman in 1872. Eastman was the organizer of the Georgia Land and Lumber
William_Pitt_Eastman_House
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807
of Buckingham and Chandos. He was also related to the Pitt family by marriage since William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, had married his father's sister
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
William_Grenville,_1st_Baron_Grenville
American born pop singer
William Pitt (William Frederick Pate) is an American-born pop singer whose single "City Lights" became a hit in several European countries in 1987. William
William_Pitt_(singer)
Louisiana politician (1830–1918)
William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as the governor of Louisiana
William_Pitt_Kellogg
Topics referred to by the same term
Premiership of William Pitt may refer to: Premiership of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, as prime minister of Great Britain, 1766–1768 First premiership
Premiership_of_William_Pitt
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
made many friends, including the more studious future Prime Minister William Pitt. Despite his lifestyle and lack of interest in studying, he managed to
William_Wilberforce
Topics referred to by the same term
Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768) William Pitt the Younger
Pitt
Basketball team of the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast
Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_basketball
British merchant, colonial administrator and politician (1653–1726)
(father of Rev. John Pitt), the Pitts of Boconnoc were descended. The eldest son of John Pitt (died 1602) was Sir William Pitt (c. 1559 – 1636), MP for
Thomas_Pitt
British diplomat and colonial administrator (1773–1857)
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst GCH PC (14 January 1773 – 13 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
William_Amherst,_1st_Earl_Amherst
Country house in the London Borough of Bromley, England
England. Holwood House is on the site of an earlier building owned by William Pitt the Younger, and the grounds contain the remains of an Iron Age fort
Holwood_House
Political movement originating in the American Revolution
and representation. In the course of the 1760s and 1770s, William Pitt the Elder, Sir William Pulteney, and George Grenville, amongst other prominent Britons
No taxation without representation
No_taxation_without_representation
British equestrian
William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt MBE (born 2 January 1969) is an English equestrian who competes in eventing. His career highlights include winning three Olympic
William_Fox-Pitt
State-related university in Pennsylvania, US
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate
University_of_Pittsburgh
19th-century American politician, member of Congress, 12th mayor of Milwaukee
William Pitt Lynde (December 16, 1817 – December 18, 1885) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the
William_Pitt_Lynde
British political party 1678–1760 and 1783–1834
name) arose and participated in government between 1783 and 1830, with William Pitt the Younger followed by Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool; the
Tories (British political party)
Tories_(British_political_party)
English aristocratic family
Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt the Younger. The family's fortunes were boosted greatly by Thomas Pitt who while
Pitt_family
Pitt Clubs were private members clubs formed in Great Britain in the 18th and 19th century to memorialise William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806). Although
Pitt_Clubs
United States historic place
The William Pitt Union, which was built in 1898 as the Hotel Schenley, is the student union building of the University of Pittsburgh main campus, and is
William_Pitt_Union
Island of the Chatham Islands archipelago in New Zealand
1807. He named it 'Pitt's Island' after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.[citation needed] In 1840, the name was simplified to "Pitt" Island. Taranaki
Pitt_Island
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804
Kandyan war and subsequent defeat.He was forced from office in favour of William Pitt the Younger, who had preceded Addington as prime minister. Addington
Henry_Addington
English courtier and politician (1559–1636)
Sir William Pitt (1559 – 29 May 1636) of Old Palace Yard, Westminster, and of Hartley Wespall and Stratfield Saye, both in Hampshire, and of Iwerne Stepleton
William_Pitt_(courtier)
Cambridge: William Pitt the Younger (1784–1806) Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1811–1831) Oxford: Robert Peel (1817–1829) William Ewart Gladstone
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by education
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_education
American poet (born 1941)
William Pitt Root (born 1941 Austin, Minnesota) is an American poet. He was raised in Fort Myers, Florida, and went on to study at the University of Washington
William_Pitt_Root
Australian architect and politician
William Pitt (4 June 1855 – 25 May 1918) was an Australian architect and politician. Pitt is best known as one of the outstanding architects of the "boom"
William_Pitt_(architect)
Captain William Abraham Pitt (29 November 1841 – 12 September 1909) was a Canadian ferryman from the Kingston Peninsula of New Brunswick. He was from Reed's
William_Pitt_(engineer)
British newspaper editor
William Pitt Byrne (c. 1806 – 6 or 8 April 1861) was a British newspaper editor and proprietor of The Morning Post. He graduated from Trinity College,
William_Pitt_Byrne
American college soccer team
University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's soccer competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_soccer
Gabriel Malagrida The Jesuit in Berkerly Square Pitt the Younger, to distinguish him from his father, Pitt the Elder. Three-bottle man, in reference to his
List of nicknames of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_nicknames_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
British statesman (1749–1806)
politician William Pitt the Younger; his father Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, a leading Whig of his day, had similarly been the great rival of Pitt's famous
Charles_James_Fox
American politician (1806–1869)
William Pitt Fessenden (October 16, 1806 – September 8, 1869) was a politician from Maine, United States. He was a Whig (later a Republican) and member
William_P._Fessenden
Football team representing the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the
Pittsburgh_Panthers_football
British statesman (1738–1809)
leadership of Charles James Fox and joined with William Pitt the Younger in the wake of the French Revolution. William Henry, Lord Titchfield, was born on 14 April
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
Blackadder refers sarcastically to as "William Pitt the Even Younger", "Pitt the Toddler", "Pitt the Embryo", and "Pitt the Gleam in the Milkman's Eye". Benedict
Cultural depictions of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Cultural_depictions_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
American attorney and businessman (1863–1943)
William Pitt Trimble (February 2, 1865 — March 19, 1943) was an American attorney and businessman who was active in Washington state. Trimble began his
William_Pitt_Trimble
English Unitarian minister and writer
William Pitt Scargill (1787 – 24 January 1836) was an English Unitarian minister and writer. Scargill was born in London in 1787. Originally intended for
William_Pitt_Scargill
Viscount Melbourne, The Duke of Newcastle, Lord Palmerston, Robert Peel, William Pitt the Younger, The Duke of Portland, The Marquess of Rockingham, Lord John
Records of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
Records_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
American mathematician
William Pitt Durfee (5 February 1855 – 17 December 1941) was an American mathematician who introduced Durfee squares. He was a student of James Sylvester
William_Pitt_Durfee
American politician
William Porter 'Pitt' Murray (June 21, 1825 – June 20, 1910) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, Murray went to the Ohio public
William_Pitt_Murray
British politician and life peer (born 1961)
pursuing a career as an author, writing biographies of William Pitt the Younger and William Wilberforce. He also held several directorships, and worked
William_Hague
Prince of the Hawaiian Islands (1855–1877)
William Pitt Leleiohoku II, born Kalahoʻolewa (January 10, 1855 – April 9, 1877), was a prince of the Hawaiian Kingdom and member of the reigning House
Leleiohoku_II
American politician and lawyer (1825–1888)
William Pitt Ballinger (September 25, 1825 – January 20, 1888) was an American politician and lawyer. He had a significant impact on the development of
William_Pitt_Ballinger
Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (1842–1859)
William Pitt Kīnaʻu (December 21/27, 1842 – September 9, 1859) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the only surviving son of High Chief William
John_William_Pitt_Kīnaʻu
British statesman (1769–1822)
jurist and prominent political supporter of both William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son, William Pitt the Younger. The marriages of the elder Robert
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Robert_Stewart,_Viscount_Castlereagh
Chief Minister of Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (c. 1768–1827)
William Pitt Kalanimoku or Kalaimoku (c. 1768 – February 7, 1827) was a High Chief who functioned similarly to a prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Kalanimoku
Mascot of the University of Pittsburgh
locations include both inside and in front of the William Pitt Union, outside the Petersen Events Center, "Pitt the Panther" on the carousel in Schenley Plaza
Panthers_of_Pittsburgh
American physician, educator and theological writer
William Pitt Smith (1760 – 1796) was a U.S. physician, educator and theological writer. Smith began his career serving in the General Hospital Department
William_Pitt_Smith
Region near Sorell, in Tasmania
Sorell and Midway Point after the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Pitt. Pitt Water is a shallow 43.1-square-kilometre (16.6 sq mi) estuarine system
Pitt_Water
1798 duel in England
The Pitt–Tierney Duel took place on 27 May 1798 when the prime minister of Great Britain William Pitt the Younger met his political opponent George Tierney
Pitt–Tierney_duel
prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was William Pitt the Younger at its creation on 1 January 1801. The first to use the title
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
Former type of parliamentary borough or constituency in England
the UK Government History blog notes that William Pitt (the Elder) entered Parliament as member for "the Pitt family's pocket borough of Old Sarum". Many
Rotten_and_pocket_boroughs
1678–1859 political party in the UK
Fox becoming the leader of a reorganized Whig Party arrayed against William Pitt the Younger's new Tories. The foundation of both parties depended more
Whigs (British political party)
Whigs_(British_political_party)
American actress (born 1975)
from actors Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brad Pitt. She has six children with Pitt. Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975, at Cedars-Sinai
Angelina_Jolie
American judge
William Pitt Preble (November 27, 1783 – October 11, 1857) was an American lawyer, judge, diplomat and businessman. He was one of the first Justices of
William_Pitt_Preble
British aristocrat
and William Grenville; she is also mother-in-law and grandmother of the father-son Prime Ministers William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and William Pitt the
Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple
Hester_Grenville,_1st_Countess_Temple
British political faction
Walpole's fall, and Pulteney was elevated to the House of Lords. However, William Pitt the Elder would gather around himself the "Patriot Party", and even in
Patriot_Whigs
Primary heir to the Kamehameha family of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (1826–1883)
Chief William Pitt Leleiohoku I (1821–1848), Governor of Hawaiʻi, former husband of Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena, and son of High Chief William Pitt Kalanimoku
Keʻelikōlani
British peer
William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (3 September 1805 – 26 March 1886), styled Viscount Holmesdale between 1826 and 1857, was a British peer. Amherst
William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst
William_Amherst,_2nd_Earl_Amherst
Anglo-Irish noblewoman (1680–1736)
Pitt (née Villiers; 1680 – 21 October 1736) was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman who was the mother and grandmother of two British prime ministers, William Pitt
Harriet_Villiers
List of ships with the same or similar names
named William Pitt for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), a.k.a. William Pitt the Elder, British prime minister (1766–1768) or William Pitt the
William_Pitt_(ship)
1994 British film by Nicholas Hytner
struggle between factions of Parliament under the Tory Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and the reform-minded Leader of the Opposition Charles James
The_Madness_of_King_George
Idiom deriving from Greek mythology, "to choose the lesser of two evils"
James Gillray's 1793 cartoon, Britannia between Scylla and Charybdis, "William Pitt helms the ship Constitution, containing an alarmed Britannia, between
Between_Scylla_and_Charybdis
English priest
Reverend William Baker Pitt (18 January 1856 – 21 November 1936) was an English clergyman who was the founder of Swindon Town Football Club and also curate
William_Baker_Pitt
2006 film by Michael Apted
Empire forever. Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce Romola Garai as Barbara Spooner Benedict Cumberbatch as William Pitt the Younger Albert Finney as John
Amazing_Grace_(2006_film)
Musical artist
William Pitt (August 16, 1813 – February 21, 1873) was a prominent bandleader in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement and the Church of Jesus
William_Pitt_(Mormon)
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
and an attack by Austria and Russia on Prussia, subsidized by France. William Pitt the Elder, who entered the cabinet in 1756, had a grand vision for the
Seven_Years'_War
English bookseller, bibliophile and literary publicist (1938-2019)
Richard George William Pitt Booth MBE (12 September 1938 – 20 August 2019) was an English bookseller, bibliophile and literary publicist. Seated at Hay
Richard_Booth
American businessman (born 1966)
States. Around 1966, Pitt was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counselor, and William Alvin Pitt, who worked in trucking
Doug_Pitt
Traditionalist variant of Toryism
late 18th-century conservatism derived from the Whig Edmund Burke and William Pitt the Younger marks a watershed from the "higher" or legitimist Toryism
High_Tory
Street in Mayfair, London, England
Row were designed by William Kent. Initially, the street was occupied mainly by military officers and their wives; later William Pitt the Younger and Irish-born
Savile_Row
1804 painting by Thomas Lawrence
of William Pitt is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the English artist John Hoppner, from 1804. It depicts the British politician William Pitt the
Portrait of William Pitt (Hoppner)
Portrait_of_William_Pitt_(Hoppner)
Second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, U.S.
finally took the forks in 1758. He began construction on Fort Pitt, named after William Pitt the Elder, while the settlement was named "Pittsborough". During
Pittsburgh
Building at the University of Pittsburgh
skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's (Pitt) main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing
Cathedral_of_Learning
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1827
of the Forces (1800–1801) and Treasurer of the Navy (1804–1806) under William Pitt the Younger. Canning was foreign secretary (1807–1809) under the Duke
George_Canning
Constituent college of the University of Cambridge
colleges to have educated a British prime minister, in Pembroke's case William Pitt the Younger. The college library, with a Victorian neo-gothic clock tower
Pembroke_College,_Cambridge
Residence and office of the UK prime minister
American Revolution, lived there happily with his family from 1767 to 1782. William Pitt the Younger, who made it his home for twenty years (longer than any First
10_Downing_Street
vote of no confidence in the government of William Pitt the Younger occurred in February 1784. William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister in December
List of successful votes of no confidence in British governments
List_of_successful_votes_of_no_confidence_in_British_governments
1786 treaty between Great Britain and France
publication of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger was heavily influenced by the ideas of Smith, and was one
Eden_Agreement
The Pitt Scholarship at the University of Cambridge was instituted in 1814 using surplus funds originally raised to erect a statue to William Pitt the
Pitt_Scholarship
Private members' club of the University of Cambridge
admitted women since 2017. The Pitt Club was founded in Michaelmas term 1835, named in honour of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, who had been a
University_Pitt_Club
British Army officer (1727–1759)
for advancement. His part in the aborted raid on Rochefort in 1757 led William Pitt to appoint him second-in-command of an expedition to capture the Fortress
James_Wolfe
Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
outside Three Rivers Stadium. In addition, a statue of a Pitt Panther over a paved depiction of Pitt's Cathedral of Learning was placed outside Gate A. Upon
Acrisure_Stadium
Government from 1783 to 1801 led by William Pitt the Younger
The First Pitt Ministry was the term of office from 1783-1801 during which William Pitt the Younger served as the last prime minister of Great Britain
First_Pitt_ministry
British Army officer and politician
was the eldest son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He was two and a half years older than his famous brother William Pitt the Younger, the future
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
John_Pitt,_2nd_Earl_of_Chatham
Carolina – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Pittsburg, New Hampshire – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – William Pitt, 1st Earl
List of places in the United States named after people
List_of_places_in_the_United_States_named_after_people
British noblewoman (1720–1803)
Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham (née Grenville; 8 November 1720 – 9 April 1803) was the wife of William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, who was prime
Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham
Hester_Pitt,_Countess_of_Chatham
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783
Shelburne went into Opposition where he continued to associate with William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. They were both critical of the policies of the
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William_Petty,_2nd_Earl_of_Shelburne
British politician
two prime ministers, William Pitt the elder and William Pitt the younger. Pitt was the eldest son of Governor Thomas 'Diamond' Pitt, a businessman who had
Robert_Pitt
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812
(MP) for Northampton. A follower of William Pitt the Younger, Perceval always described himself as a "friend of Mr. Pitt", rather than a Tory. He was opposed
Spencer_Perceval
Statue in London, England
The statue of William Pitt the Younger is a Grade II listed statue at the southern end of Hanover Square. Designed by Francis Leggatt Chantrey, the statue
Statue of William Pitt the Younger
Statue_of_William_Pitt_the_Younger
the Sovereign's government – with one exception in the 18th century (William Pitt the Elder) and one in the 19th (Lord Salisbury) – has been First Lord
History of the prime minister of the United Kingdom
History_of_the_prime_minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Army officer (1738–1805)
succeed without Catholic emancipation, he and William Pitt were unable to move King George on the subject. Pitt consequently resigned, and Cornwallis also
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1768 to 1770
leading the supporters of William Pitt, and was the youngest person to hold the office until the appointment of William Pitt the Younger 15 years later
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Augustus_FitzRoy,_3rd_Duke_of_Grafton
English aristocratic family
(1751–1800) Harriet Villiers (1680–1736) William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) (Prime Minister) William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) (Prime Minister)
Villiers_family
British soldier and writer
Lord William Pitt Lennox (20 September 1799 – 18 February 1881) was a British Army officer and writer. Lennox, fourth son of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of
Lord_William_Lennox
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