Sir William Pitt, 2nd Baronet

GPTKB entity

Properties (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:advocatesFor Civil liberties
Religious tolerance
Minority rights
gptkbp:affiliation House of Commons
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:birthDate 1759-05-28
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Charles_James_Fox
gptkbp:contributedTo Economic policies
Public welfare programs
British_governance
gptkbp:contribution Reform_of_the_British_political_system
gptkbp:controversy Taxation policies
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on literature and arts
gptkbp:deathDate 1842-01-11
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Pitt_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:famousQuote "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century Britain
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_history
gptkbp:honors Knighted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Pitt, 2nd Baronet
gptkbp:image Pitt_2nd_Baronet.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:influenced Political discourse
Reform Acts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern_British_politics
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:involved gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:knownFor Political influence in the 18th century
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_British_politics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Political speeches
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office Member of Parliament for Old Sarum
gptkbp:opposedBy Absolute monarchy
gptkbp:parent gptkb:William_Pitt,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Liberalism
Parliamentary debates
gptkbp:politicalRole 1774
1812
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_William_Pitt,_1st_Baronet
gptkbp:promoted Free trade
gptkbp:promotes Social reforms
Trade reforms
gptkbp:recognizedBy Historical societies
Diplomatic skills
gptkbp:recognizes Founding father of modern politics
gptkbp:reputation Respected statesman
gptkbp:residence Hampshire
gptkbp:retired 1784
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:John_Pitt
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Hester_Pitt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Pitt
gptkbp:supported Constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:supports Education reforms
gptkbp:termEnd 1784
gptkbp:termStart 1780
gptkbp:title Baronet of Boconnoc