Robert Pitt

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Robert Pitt was an English merchant and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his wealth from Indian trade and as the patriarch of the influential Pitt family.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician
human
merchant
areaOfBusiness Indian Ocean trade
international trade
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
ethnicGroup English
familyName Pitt
gender male
givenName Robert
hasRelative Pitt family
historicalSignificance early British involvement in Indian trade
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalFamily Pitt family
notableFamilyRole patriarch of the influential Pitt family
notableFor Indian trade
being patriarch of the Pitt family
occupation merchant
politician
politicalAffiliation Parliament of England
positionHeld Member of Parliament of England
residence England
socialStatus wealthy merchant
sourceOfWealth East Indies trade
trade in India
sphereOfActivity commerce
politics
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Diamond Pitt
Thomas Pitt
child
William Pitt the Elder
father

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