William Pitt the Younger

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William Pitt the Younger was a prominent late-18th- and early-19th-century British statesman who became the youngest ever Prime Minister and led Britain through the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
ageAtFirstBecomingPrimeMinister 24
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath peptic ulcer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1759-05-28
dateOfDeath 1806-01-23
educatedAt Pembroke College, Cambridge
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

home schooling
employer UK government
surface form: British government
endTime 1801-03-14
1806-01-23
familyName Pitt
father William Pitt the Elder
fieldOfWork politics
public finance
givenName William
headOfGovernmentOf Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
influenced Tory Party development in the early 19th century
influencedBy William Pitt the Elder
knownFor being the youngest ever British Prime Minister
financial and fiscal reforms
leading Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars
leading Britain during the Napoleonic Wars
strong opposition to Revolutionary France
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
mentor William Pitt the Elder
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
mother Hester Grenville, Countess of Chatham
surface form: Hester Grenville
movement Pittite
nativeLanguage English
neverMarried true
notableStudent George Canning
notableWork Acts of Union 1800
surface form: Act of Union 1800

Commutation Act 1784
India Act 1784
establishment of the sinking fund
introduction of income tax in Britain
occupation barrister
politician
officeContested Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
parliamentaryGroup Tory
placeOfBirth Hayes, Kent, England
placeOfDeath Putney, London, England
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the House of Commons
Warden of the Cinque Ports
surface form: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Prime Minister of Great Britain
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Warden of the Cinque Ports
religion Anglicanism
residence 10 Downing Street
surface form: 10 Downing Street, London
sexOrGender male
sibling Hester Pitt
startTime 1783-12-19
1804-05-10
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Pytt associatedWith William Pitt the Younger
Westerham associatedWith William Pitt the Younger
Pitt the Elder child William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Elder child William Pitt the Younger
Earl of Chatham child William Pitt the Younger
subject surface form: William Pitt the Elder
Henry Dundas closeAllyOf William Pitt the Younger
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Grenville political family hasNotableMember William Pitt the Younger
Acts of Union 1800 introducedBy William Pitt the Younger
this entity surface form: British government of William Pitt the Younger
Commutation Act 1784 introducedBy William Pitt the Younger
India Act 1784 introducedBy William Pitt the Younger
Francisco de Miranda metWith William Pitt the Younger
Pittsboro, North Carolina namedAfter William Pitt the Younger
Pembroke College, Cambridge notableAlumnus William Pitt the Younger
Pitt family notableMember William Pitt the Younger
Walmer Castle notableResident William Pitt the Younger
William Hague notableWork William Pitt the Younger
this entity surface form: William Pitt the Younger (biography)
Kingdom of Great Britain primeMinister William Pitt the Younger
Grenville political family producedPrimeMinister William Pitt the Younger
Viscount Pitt relatedTitleHolder William Pitt the Younger
Harriet Pitt relative William Pitt the Younger
James Charles Pitt relative William Pitt the Younger
John Pitt (younger brother) relative William Pitt the Younger
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham relative William Pitt the Younger
subject surface form: Thomas Pitt
Harriet Pitt sibling William Pitt the Younger
Hester Pitt sibling William Pitt the Younger
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham sibling William Pitt the Younger
Pitt usedBy William Pitt the Younger