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	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Pitt was educated at Eton, and in January 1727 was entered as a gentleman commoner at Trinity College, Oxford.
		In Pitt's case, too, it is to be borne in mind that the opposition with which he had acted gradually dwindled away, and that it ceased to have any organized existence after the death of the prince of Wales in 1751.
		Pitt, the first real Imperialist in modern English history, was the directing mind in the expansion of his country, and with him the beginning of empire is rightly associated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham (5367 words)

	William Pitt the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pitt, a Tory, was both the youngest and one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers in British history.
		William Pitt the Younger, the son of William Pitt the Elder (afterwards Earl of Chatham) and the Lady Hester Pitt, was born in Hayes, Kent.
		Elsewhere Pitt won a massive personal triumph when he was successfully elected a Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge, a constituency he had long coveted and which he would continue to represent for the remainder of his life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Pitt_the_Younger (3167 words)

	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, commonly known as William Pitt the Elder, (November 15, 1708 - May 11, 1778) was an English politician, born in London, who was the nominal Prime Minister and Lord Privy Seal (1766-68) and Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1756-61).
		Pitt was recalled in 1766 and formed a second coalition government, not nearly successful as the first.
		Chatham's second son, William Pitt the Younger, was a prominent Tory statesman at the end of the 18th century.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/w/wi/william_pitt__1st_earl_of_chatham.html (319 words)

	William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, a famous statesman of the mid-18th century, whose energy contributed much to Britain's successful prosecution of the Seven Years' War (1756–63) with France.
		Pitt made a successful maiden speech and, in March 1782, when it was clear that a new ministry would soon be formed, announced with astonishing self-confidence that he had no intention of accepting a subordinate position.
		Pitt honestly believed that there was a case against Hastings and, determined that the British name should be freed from the suspicion of injustice or oppression in the government of Asian peoples, supported the demand for an inquiry.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/PittYounger/PittYounger.html (2980 words)

	William Pitt
		The son of Pitt the Elder, the Earl of Chatham, William Pitt was almost born to be prime minister.
		Pitt stood unsuccessfully for the parliamentary seat of Cambridge University in 1780, but the next year was returned as MP for Appleby in Cumbria at the age of 21.
		William Bentinck, Duke of Portland 1783 and 1807-9 Tory
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/page161.asp (1028 words)

	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: William Pitt (1708-78).
		Pitt was the grandson of Thomas Pitt, one of the first Englishmen to return from India with a fortune in his pocket, a nabob, one, who while not springing from a family of any political importance, died, in 1726, as one of the richest men in England.
		As von Ruville, William Pitt's biographer was to observe: "In this dismal wilderness of family quarrels the perfect harmony and peacefulness which characterised Robert's marriage stands out as oasis."3 Harriet and Robert were to have seven children: five daughters and two sons.
		Pitt's last term in office was to last two years and three months, during only eight months of which he was (and even then with considerable interruptions) to guide the affairs of the state.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Pitt.htm (4243 words)

	MSN Encarta - William Pitt
		Pitt, William (1759-1806), prime minister of Great Britain (1783-1801 and 1804-1806), who restored British confidence and prosperity after the American Revolution and was a resolute leader of the nation in war against revolutionary France.
		Born in Hayes in Kent on May 28, 1759, Pitt, known as the Younger, was the second son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
		Pitt became chancellor of the Exchequer under Shelburne and was occupied with proposals for parliamentary and administrative reform.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556916/William_Pitt.html (690 words)

	Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After the fall (1742) of Walpole, Pitt was the leading critic of Lord Carteret (later earl of Granville) in his conduct of the War of the Austrian Succession.
		Pitt wished to conduct the war primarily against the French to win imperial supremacy, a policy popular with the mercantile interests and with the generally anti-French public.
		After the accession of George III, however, Pitt was forced to resign (1761), and he fiercely denounced the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1763), by which the war was concluded.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/ChathmW.html (570 words)

	WILLIAMPITT
		Pitt, William [1st Earl of Chatham] (1708-1778) British politician: Pitt became Secretary of State in 1756, although he had the power of a premier.
		The enmity between Pitt and the king grew so strong that Pitt resigned from his post in 1757, but was returned to power because of the popular outcry in his favor.
		In 1763, Pitt supported plans for a large army to be sent to America to defend the empire, but his failing mental health prevented him from taking part in discussions about the financing of the troops.
	www.multied.com /Bio/RevoltBIOS/PittWilliam.html (272 words)

	The Point: People: William Pitt
		Pitt was not moved but continued to propose that the tax be repealed, as he argued, "Trade is your object with them and taxing was ill advised.
		Pitt tried to arouse his fellow members to his side but his fine oratory was in vain.
		Pitt's physical infirmities continued and he was able to make but few public appearances.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/point/point_n104.html (1519 words)

	Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - William Pitt, the Younger
		Son of William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham, this William Pitt is the youngest prime minister on record, winning the post at the tender age of 24 in 1783.
		Pitt was precocious, entering Cambridge at 14 and Parliament at 22.
		The news of Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz in 1806 is said to have caused Pitt's death.
	www.britannia.com /gov/primes/prime16.html (951 words)

	William Pitt
		His father, William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, was the former M.P. for Old Sarum and one of the most important politicians of the period.
		Pitt argued that parliamentary reform was necessary for the preservation of liberty.
		Pitt now had a majority in the House of Commons and was able to persuade parliament to pass a series of measures including the India Act that established dual control of the East India Company.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRpitt.htm (1852 words)

	William Pitt the Younger (1759 -- 1806)
		The younger Pitt's mother was the sister of George Grenville and Earl Temple; the boy was always the favourite son of Pitt the Elder.
		Pitt was most concerned about the American War and in 1782 he moved for a Select Committee to consider a reform of parliament with the intention of consolidating middle-class power and restricting the influence of Crown; the motion was defeated.
		Pitt was appointed Chancellor of Exchequer at the age of twenty-four by Shelburne in July 1783.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/pms/pitt.html (2140 words)

	AllRefer.com - William Pitt, 1759–1806, British statesman (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Pitt's policies included reduced expenditures, new taxes to decrease the national debt, and lower customs duties in accordance with the theories of Adam Smith.
		Pitt's popularity increased steadily; when the king became temporarily insane (1788–89), the prime minister was able, despite the efforts of Fox, to prevent the establishment of an unlimited regency and remain in office.
		When the French Revolution began (1789), Pitt's desire was for peace and neutrality, and after France finally declared war (1793) on Britain, he failed to foresee either the length or the seriousness of the conflict.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pitt-W2.html (600 words)

	Encyclopedia article on William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British statesman who achieved his greatest fame as war minister during the Seven Years War and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain.
		He is often known as William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son William Pitt the Younger who also served as Prime Minister.
		He was the younger son of Robert Pitt of Boconnoc, Cornwall, and grandson of Thomas Pitt (1653-1726), governor of Madras, who was known as "Diamond" Pitt, from the fact of his having sold a diamond of extraordinary size to the Regent Orléans for something like £135,000.
	encyclozine.com /William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham (5316 words)

	William Pitt (the Elder), Earl of Chatham (1708 -- 1778)
		William Pitt (the Elder), Earl of Chatham (1708 -- 1778)
		Pitt then was provided with a Cornetcy in Cobham's Regiment (the King's Own Regiment of Horse) in 1731 but was dismissed in 1736 for a sarcastic speech he made in parliament.
		Pitt was in poor health and also was aware that he was the king's last resort for PM so he refused.
	www.victorianweb.org /history/pms/chatham.html (2247 words)

	Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - William Pitt
		William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, known as 'the Great Commoner', dominated the political scene influencing government from within and without.
		Pitt was the son of a member of Parliament and the grandson of Thomas Pitt who had helped to build British trade in India.
		Pitt and Grenville argued over the administration of the war and in April, 1757, King George II dismissed Pitt.
	www.britannia.com /gov/primes/prime5.html (708 words)

	William Pitt, the Elder
		The elder William Pitt, later the first Earl of Chatham, was the driving force behind the British victory in the Seven Years War, known as the French and Indian War in North America.
		Pitt was born in Westminster, England, the son of a prominent family whose wealth had been made in India.
		Pitt died a few days after collapsing in the House of Lords, where he was delivering a speech on the troubled relationship with the American colonies.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1182.html (798 words)

	Pitt, William on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Pitt's popularity increased steadily; when the king became temporarily insane (1788-89), the prime minister was able, despite the efforts of Fox, to prevent the establishment of an unlimited regency and remain in office.
		Harvey Pitt, ex-président de la Commission des opérations de Bourse, le 6 novembre La dernière gaffe de M. Pitt était d'av.
		William Webster, en octobre 2002 Plus grave, les méthodes de M. Pitt ont totalement discrédité le nouveau comité de superv.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pitt-W12.asp (845 words)

	William Pitt's Defense of the Colonies
		Among British-America's friends in England during the events that led to the Revolution was William Pitt the Elder, a powerful figure in the House of Commons.
		A former prime minister, Pitt believed Parliament had authority to legislate for the colonies, but he shared with the radicals in Williamsburg's House of Burgesses the opinion that Parliament could not levy internal taxes on them.
		Pitt rose in the Commons on January 14, 1766 to "deliver my mind and heart upon the state of America." His address, excerpted here, helped secure the Act's repeal.
	www.history.org /Almanack/life/politics/pitt.cfm (1424 words)

	Knitting Circle William Pitt the Younger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1784 Richard Brinsley Sheridan caused uproar in the House of Commons by referring to Pitt as the King's minion and comparing him with James I's Duke of Buckingham.
		The jibe was taken up by Macauley who wrote that Pitt's influence over George III equalled that of Robert Carr and Buckingham over James I. Scurrilous verses and lampoons appeared drawing attention to Pitt's relationship with Tom Steele, a young man with whom he spent a number of holidays in Brighton.
		Pitt's preference for exclusively male company was well known and was the subject of much gossip.
	myweb.lsbu.ac.uk /~stafflag/williampitt.html (453 words)

	William Wilberforce
		William came under the influence of his aunt, who was a strong supporter of John Wesley and the Methodist movement.
		William Wilberforce decided on a career in politics and soon after leaving university at the age of twenty, he decided to become a candidate in the forthcoming parliamentary election in Hull.
		William Wilberforce presented his first bill to abolish the slave trade in 1791 it was easily defeated by 163 votes to 88.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REwilberforce.htm (926 words)

	William Pitt by Charles Willson Peale
		In 1766 Pitt was named Earl of Chatham, at which time he assumed a place in the House of Lords.
		Pitt believed that Parliament should pursue increased trade, not taxation, with colonists to generate revenue.
		The Peale portrait of Pitt that hangs in the Maryland State House was the first of the two versions Peale painted.
	www.mdarchives.state.md.us /msa/speccol/sc1500/sc1545/e_catalog_2002/1113research.html (595 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Schooling for Success With William Fox-Pitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This book follows William's career from the early days of riding ponies with his brother and sister, the unknown horses that got him noticed through to his current string of top rides.
		William offers excellent and unique advice on how anyone keen on eventing can work with their horse to develop results on the big day.
		William Fox-Pitt is currently ranked as the world number one eventer, having won Longleat, Chatsworth, Burghley and Bramham this year.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0715317504?v=glance (1091 words)

	William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806)
		William Pitt the Younger was born on 28 May 1759 at Hayes near Bromley in Kent: that year was also the Anno Mirabilis of the Seven Years' War being conducted by his father, Pitt the Elder.
		On Pitt's advice, Wilberforce took up the slave-trade question; Wilberforce was ill on 9 May 1788 so Pitt brought forward the resolution for him.
		Pitt took to his bed on 16 January and was visited by his tutor - now Bishop - Pretyman, to whom he dictated his will.
	www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/pms/pitt.htm (2135 words)

	Random House Academic Resources \| William Pitt the Younger by William Hague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		William Pitt the Younger is an illuminating biography of one of the great iconic figures in British history: the man who in 1784 at the age of twenty-four became (and so remains) the youngest Prime Minister in the history of England.
		In this lively and authoritative study, William Hague—himself the youngest political party leader in recent history—explains the dramatic events and exceptional abilities that allowed extreme youth to be combined with great power.
		By seeing him through the eyes of a politician, William Hague—a prominent member of Britain’s Conservative Party—succeeds in explaining Pitt’s actions and motives through a series of great national crises, including the madness of King George III, the impact of the French Revolution, and the trauma of the Napoleonic wars.
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	WILLIAM PITT
		Above all things England wanted a man of ability and decision of character at the head of affairs, and at length she found one in the person of the rising statesman, William Pitt, the greatest Englishman of his generation.
		Pitt came into power in the summer of 1757, and his comprehensive mind soon grasped the situation.
		The place was now named Pittsburg in honor of William Pitt, who had inspired the expedition; and the great city that grew up on the spot retained the name, and is a perpetual monument to the memory of the great commoner, whose unswerving friendship for the colonies during the Revolution can never be forgotten.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/colonial/book/chap9_3.html (1118 words)

	William Rivers Pitt
		William Rivers Pitt is a teacher from Boston, MA.
		William is a contributing writer for Liberal Slant.
		There are some thirty one Bush administration officials who had a line item for Enron in their stock portfolio, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
	www.bushwatch.com /pitt.htm (5538 words)

	William Pitt Real Estate - Connecticut
		A passionate 23-year man, William Pitt, opened his one-person real estate company in Stamford.
		His dream was to build a real estate network exclusive to Connecticut and dedicated to fulfilling the needs of his clients living in their New England communities.
		Pitt began to expand his company, opening a second office in Stamford, CT. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, Pitt expanded into desirable Connecticut communities such as Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan.
	www.williampitt.com /History/pittstory.asp (139 words)

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