Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
William Pitt, the Elder
Table of Contents
Quotes References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
William Pitt, the Elder Pelham, Henry John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute John Wilkes, engraving from a manifesto commemorating his fight against general warrants and for the liberty of the press, 1768
For Students
William Pitt, the Elder summary
Related Questions
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?
Discover
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (ad 50-54) the fifth Roman emperor (ad 54-68), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius.
Did Nero Really Fiddle as Rome Burned?
Vietnam War. Operation Georgia. U.S. Marines bombing bunkers and tunnels used by the Viet Cong. May 6, 1966
9 Questions About the Vietnam War Answered
Map of the Netherlands
Is "Holland" the Same Place as "the Netherlands"?
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)
11 Banned Books Through Time
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

William Pitt, the Elder: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/William-Pitt-the-Elder
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As The Great Commoner • 1st Earl of Chatham, Viscount Pitt of Burton-Pynsent
Born November 15, 1708 • London • England • (Birthday in 2 days)
Died May 11, 1778 (aged 69) • Kent
Title / Office House of Lords (1766-1778), Great Britain • prime minister (1766-1768), Great Britain • House of Commons (1735-1766), Great Britain
Role In Seven Years’ War

Photos

William Pitt, the Elder
Pelham, Henry
John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute
John Wilkes, engraving from a manifesto commemorating his fight against general warrants and for the liberty of the press, 1768
See All Images →
Frederick II
Frederick II
king of Prussia
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt, the Younger
prime minister of United Kingdom
George III
George III
king of Great Britain
Robert Clive
Robert Clive
British colonial administrator
Dalhousie, detail of an oil painting by Sir John Watson-Gordon, 1847; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
James Andrew Broun Ramsay, marquess and 10th earl of Dalhousie
governor-general of India
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
English explorer
Frank Holl: Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
British politician and social reformer
John Smith
John Smith
British explorer
Francesco Crispi
Italian statesman
Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North
prime minister of United Kingdom
Sir Eyre Coote
British soldier
Sackville, George Sackville-Germain, 1st Viscount, Baron Bolebrooke of Sussex
George Sackville-Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
English politician and soldier
Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet.
Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet
British statesman
William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth
British statesman
Umberto I, detail of a portrait by Antonio Piccinni
Umberto I
king of Italy
Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham
prime minister of Great Britain
George Grenville
George Grenville
prime minister of Great Britain
L.S. Amery
British politician
Sir Edmund Andros
Sir Edmund Andros
English colonial official
James Edward Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe
British military officer