Sir William Pitt, 1st Baronet

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
Politician
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:birthDate 1708-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:deathDate 1778-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Pitt, 1st Baronet
gptkbp:image Pitt_1st_Baronet.jpg
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkbp:knownFor Political leadership during the Seven Years' War
Opposition_to_the_Stamp_Act
Support_for_the_British_Navy
Advocacy_for_the_American_colonies
gptkbp:nationality British
English
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Pitt's_India_Act
Pitt's_Reforms
Pitt's_Taxation_Act
gptkbp:occupation Statesman
Orator
Reformer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pitt_family
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:George_Grenville
gptkb:Lord_Chatham
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Seven Years' War
Expansion_of_the_British_Empire
Formation_of_the_Cabinet_system_in_Britain
Political_Reforms_in_Britain
gptkbp:spouse Hester Grenville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger