Pitt ministry

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The Pitt ministry was the British government led by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for its conservative policies and efforts to suppress radical and reformist movements.

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Pitt ministry canonical 2
Pitt the Younger ministry 1

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instanceOf 18th-century government
19th-century government
British ministry
government of the United Kingdom
appliesPolicy fiscal and financial reform
naval expansion
opposition to parliamentary reform
repressive legislation against political dissent
suppression of radical movements
war policy against Revolutionary France
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
endTime 1801-03-14
1806-01-23
followedBy Addington ministry
hasPart First Pitt ministry
Second Pitt ministry
headOfGovernment William Pitt the Younger
implemented Combination Acts
Seditious Meetings Act 1795
Sinking Fund for national debt reduction
Suspension of Habeas Corpus
Treasonable Practices Act 1795
new income tax in 1799
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London
linked to: London, England
monarchDuringGovernment George III
namedAfter William Pitt the Younger
notableFor centralization of executive power
conservative reaction to revolutionary ideas
long tenure of William Pitt the Younger as prime minister
politicalIdeology Toryism
conservatism
positionHeldBy Duke of Portland
Earl of Liverpool
George Canning
Henry Dundas
Lord Grenville
Lord Loughborough
Lord Thurlow
William Grenville
William Wyndham Grenville
precededBy Fox–North coalition
residence 10 Downing Street
significantEvent Act of Union 1800
linked to: Acts of Union 1800

French Revolutionary Wars
Outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
startTime 1783-12-19

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Corresponding Societies Act 1799 government Pitt the Younger ministry
linked to: Pitt ministry
Portland Whigs supportedGovernment Pitt ministry