Pitt, William, 1759-1806 (Prime Minister)

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Dates

Existence: 1759 - 1806

Biography

William Pitt (1759-1806), statesman, was born at Hayes, Kent, on 28 May 1759. He was educated at home, before entering Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, in 1773 (M.A., 1776). In 1781 he became M.P. for Appleby, and in 1782 he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the government of Lord Sherburne. He resigned from the government in March 1783, but in December of that year, following the fall of the Duke of Portland's administration, he became Britain's youngest prime minister. He resigned in 1801, but returned to office in 1804, to take up the struggle again against France. He died at his house in Putney on 23 Jan. 1806.

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William Pitt : correspondence

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6958-6959

Dates: 1773-1805 (Copies of originals made circa 1850)

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