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unusual facts about William Pitt the Elder



Abbotts Ann

In 1716, Thomas Pitt (the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder), the former Governor of Madras who had bought the Manors of Abbotts Ann and Little Ann, demolished the old church and replaced it with the one we see today.

Burton Pynsent House

The Chatham Vase, a stone sculpture commissioned as a memorial to William Pitt the Elder by his wife, Hester, Countess of Chatham, was originally erected at their house in Burton Pynsent in 1781; but it was moved to the grounds of Chevening House in 1934, where it currently resides.

Old Sarum

One of the members in the 18th century was William Pitt the Elder.

Thomas FitzWilliam, 4th Viscount FitzWilliam

He married secondly Elizabeth Pitt, daughter of George Pitt of Strathfieldsaye; she was a distant cousin of William Pitt the Elder.

Thomas Nuthall

Thomas Nuthall (d. 7 March 1775) was an English politician and attorney who played an historic role in the ministries of William Pitt, Lord Bute, and Lord Rockingham.

Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc

He was the grandson and namesake of the better known Thomas Pitt, and the son of Robert Pitt and elder brother of William Pitt the Elder.

Z. Marcas

with their neighbor, and the three discuss political personalities drawn directly from recent history, including William Pitt the Elder and the Voltigeurs.


see also

William Pitt

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain 1766–1768; often known as William Pitt the Elder