William Pitt the Elder

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British statesman Earl Member of Parliament Prime Minister of Great Britain Whig politician human orator

William Pitt the Elder was an 18th-century British statesman and orator who led Britain to major victories in the Seven Years' War and became one of the most influential political figures of his era.

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Label Occurrences
William Pitt the Elder canonical 57
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham 20
William Pitt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
orator ⓘ
birthDate 1708-11-15 ⓘ
birthPlace City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Westminster, London, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath probable stroke ⓘ
child Harriet Pitt ⓘ
Hester Pitt ⓘ
James Charles Pitt ⓘ
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1778-05-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Hayes, Kent, England ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Trinity College, Oxford ⓘ
familyName Pitt ⓘ
father Robert Pitt ⓘ
fullName William Pitt the Elder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
givenName William ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle The Right Honourable ⓘ
influenced British imperial policy in the 18th century ⓘ
knownFor Advocacy of British imperial expansion ⓘ
Opposition to excessive use of royal prerogative ⓘ
Powerful oratory in the House of Commons ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III
mother Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham ⓘ
surface form: Harriet Villiers
nickname The Great Commoner ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Chatham ⓘ
Viscount Pitt ⓘ
notableAchievement Led Britain to major victories in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
Oversaw expansion of the British Empire in North America and India ⓘ
notableFor Support for the American colonies' grievances while opposing American independence ⓘ
notableWork Leadership of Britain during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party ⓘ
positionHeld Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ
Lord Privy Seal ⓘ
Paymaster of the Forces ⓘ
Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
predecessorAsPrimeMinister The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) ⓘ
relative Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras) ⓘ
spouse Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham ⓘ
successorAsPrimeMinister The Duke of Grafton ⓘ
termEndAsPrimeMinister 1768-10-14 ⓘ
termStartAsPrimeMinister 1766-07-30 ⓘ

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Kingdom of Great Britain → primeMinister → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Seven Years' War → notableCommander → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt the Elder (as British statesman)
William Pitt the Elder → fullName → William Pitt the Elder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William Pitt the Younger → father → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger → mentor → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
William Pitt the Younger → influencedBy → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pitt → usedBy → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pitt → hasNotableBearer → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence) → cooperatedWith → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
subject surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras) → grandfatherOf → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Pitt
Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras) → relative → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Pitt
Hayes, Kent, England → notableResident → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Chatham County, North Carolina → namedAfter → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Earl of Chatham → firstHolder → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Earl of Chatham → titleHolder → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham → spouse → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Viscount Pitt → associatedWith → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Viscount Pitt → namedAfter → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Viscount Pitt → notableHolder → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Viscount Pitt → positionHeldBy → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → father → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → relative → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
James Charles Pitt → childOf → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
James Charles Pitt → relative → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Whig Party → notableMember → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → namedAfter → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain → officeHolder → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Hester Pitt → father → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
The Great Commoner → refersTo → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
The Great Commoner → appliedTo → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Harriet Pitt → father → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Harriet Pitt → relative → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Northern Department → officeHeldBy → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Trinity College, Oxford → hasNotableAlumni → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pitt family → notableMember → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pytt → associatedWith → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Diamond Pitt → grandchild → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
John Pitt (younger brother) → sibling → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Boconnoc estate → associatedWith → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle → ally → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Chatham County, Georgia → namedAfter → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham → successorInFirstTermAsPrimeMinister → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → namedAfter → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → notableCommander → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Pitt the Elder → fullName → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt
Pitt the Elder → alsoKnownAs → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Grenville political family → hasNotableMember → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Grenville political family → producedPrimeMinister → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple → brotherInLaw → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple → relative → William Pitt the Elder ⓘ