Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras)

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British merchant Governor of Madras colonial administrator human

Thomas Pitt was a prominent early 18th-century British merchant and colonial administrator, best known for his tenure as Governor of Madras and as the grandfather of statesman William Pitt the Elder.

Aliases (2)

Thomas Pitt ×48
President of Fort St. George ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British merchant → Governor of Madras → colonial administrator → human →
activity	private trade in India →
burialPlace	Blandford Forum →
child	Robert Pitt →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth	1653 →
dateOfDeath	1726 →
employer	English East India Company →
endTime	1716 (as Governor of Madras) →
familyName	Pitt →
givenName	Thomas →
governed	Madras →
grandfatherOf	William Pitt the Elder →
memberOf	Pitt family →
nickname	Diamond Pitt →
notableFor	ownership and sale of the Regent Diamond →
notableWork	administration of Madras Presidency →
occupation	colonial administrator → merchant →
parent	John Pitt → Sarah Jay →
placeOfBirth	Blandford Forum → Dorset →
placeOfDeath	Blandford Saint Mary → Dorset →
politicalAlignment	Whig →
positionHeld	Governor of Madras → Member of Parliament for Okehampton → Member of Parliament for Old Sarum → Member of Parliament for Salisbury → President of Fort St. George →
purchased	Boconnoc estate → Stratfieldsaye estate →
relative	William Pitt the Elder → William Pitt the Younger →
representedIn	Parliament of England →
residence	Boconnoc House → Stratfieldsaye House →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	John Pitt (younger brother) →
sold	Regent Diamond →
soldFor	135,000 pounds →
soldTo	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans →
spouse	Jane Innes →
startTime	1709 (as Governor of Madras) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Pitt ("President of Fort St. George") →	positionHeld
William Pitt the Elder →	relative