Back Willelm Pitt se Ieldra ANG ويليام بيت الأكبر Arabic ويليام بيت الاكبر ARZ Уільям Піт Старэйшы Byelorussian Ўільям Піт (старэйшы) BE-X-OLD Уилям Пит-старши Bulgarian William Pitt Catalan William Pitt Czech William Pitt, Iarll Chatham 1af Welsh William Pitt den ældre Danish
The Earl of Chatham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
| In office 30 July 1766 – 14 October 1768 | |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Rockingham |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Grafton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1708 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 11 May 1778 (aged 69) Hayes, Kent, England |
| Political party | Whig |
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a prime minister of Great Britain. He was appointed by King George III.
His London house, in St. James's Square, is now the home of the international affairs think tank called Chatham House.
In 1758, during the Seven Years' War, he came up with the strategy of blocking the St. Lawrence River so the French troops in Quebec and Montreal could not get more supplies. This weakened the French side, and helped to win the war.[1]
His son, William Pitt the Younger, was also a prime minister.
- ↑ Black, Jeremy. Pitt the Elder. Cambridge University Press, 1992.