William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Noble title
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Colonial_America
National unity
Strengthening the navy
Parliamentary representation
gptkbp:affiliation Parliament of Great Britain
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_Pitt,_2nd_Earl_of_Chatham
gptkbp:birthDate 1708-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Pitt,_2nd_Earl_of_Chatham
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:British_victory_in_the_Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:contribution Expansion_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:deathDate 1778-05-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hayes,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Pitt_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:encouraged Public service
gptkbp:foughtIn Civil liberties
gptkbp:hasMember During the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_British_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
gptkbp:influenced Military recruitment
Support for the war effort
British_foreign_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:influenceOn British_politics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pitt_the_Elder
Oratory skills
Expansionist_policies
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future leaders
gptkbp:localGovernment Self-governance for colonies
gptkbp:nickname The Great Commoner
gptkbp:notableWork Seven Years' War
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:opposedBy Taxation without representation
Stamp Act 1765
Against unnecessary wars
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1735
1778
gptkbp:position Leader of the House of Commons
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkbp:promoted Military reforms
British_trade_interests
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:British_Parliament
Leadership during the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pitt_family
gptkbp:role Statesman
gptkbp:servedIn House of Commons
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
gptkbp:signature William_Pitt_signature
gptkbp:spouse Hester Grenville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thomas_Pelham-Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle
gptkbp:supported gptkb:American_colonies
gptkbp:supports Trade with America
gptkbp:termEnd 1758-04-05
gptkbp:termStart 1756-07-26
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Chatham