Sir William Pitt the Elder

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Eton_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate 1708-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Westminster,_London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:Hester_Pitt
gptkbp:deathDate 1778-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hayes,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_Pitt
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Pitt the Elder
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:George_III
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Harriet_Villiers
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great_Commoner
gptkbp:notableFor expansion of the British Empire
leadership during the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:notableWork advocacy for American colonial rights
leadership in the Seven Years' War
opposition to the Stamp Act 1765
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:borough
gptkb:Old_Sarum
gptkb:Seaford
gptkb:Aldborough
gptkbp:party gptkb:Whig
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:William_Hoare
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Duke_of_Grafton
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:Hester_Grenville
gptkb:Hester_Pitt
gptkb:Harriet_Villiers
gptkb:Robert_Pitt
gptkbp:signature William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hester_Grenville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Duke_of_Grafton
gptkbp:termEnd 1768-10-14
gptkbp:termStart 1766-07-30
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Chatham
gptkb:Baron_Chatham
gptkb:Viscount_Pitt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oxford_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4