The Great Commoner
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The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
William Pitt the Elder
ⓘ
surface form:
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
|
| associatedEvent | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedRole | leadership during the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice |
Leader in the House of Commons
ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| connotation |
advocacy of parliamentary reform
ⓘ
popularity with the general public ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describesQuality |
advocate of parliamentary reform
ⓘ
champion of the people ⓘ political popularity ⓘ |
| hasFamilyNameOfReferent | Pitt ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasGivenNameOfReferent | William ⓘ |
| hasTitleOfReferent | Earl of Chatham ⓘ |
| honorificFor | British statesman ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with William Pitt the Elder's popularity among common people
ⓘ
emphasis on William Pitt the Elder's status as a leader in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| referentNationality | British ⓘ |
| referentOccupation |
orator
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| referentPoliticalAlignment |
Whig Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Whig
|
| refersTo | William Pitt the Elder ⓘ |
| useContext |
18th-century British history
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biographical literature about William Pitt the Elder
ⓘ
historical accounts of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Pitt the Elder