William Pitt the Younger

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1759-05-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hayes,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Pitt,_2nd_Earl_of_Chatham
gptkbp:deathDate 1806-01-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Pitt the Younger
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkbp:knownFor Economic reforms
Promoting education reforms
Promoting free trade
Advocating for the abolition of the slave trade
Encouraging the development of infrastructure
Promoting the establishment of public libraries
Encouraging the arts and sciences
Advocating for parliamentary reform
Advocating for the rights of women in education
Establishing the income tax
Creating the first British budget
Encouraging the development of the railways
Implementing the first national debt management policies
Reforming_the_British_Army
Opposing_the_French_Revolution
Strengthening_the_British_Navy
Promoting_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Arts
Supporting_the_establishment_of_the_National_Gallery
Promoting_the_use_of_the_English_language_in_government
Leading_Britain_during_the_French_Revolutionary_and_Napoleonic_Wars
Advocating_for_the_rights_of_the_American_colonies
Advocating_for_the_rights_of_the_Irish_people
Encouraging_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Society
Establishing_the_Board_of_Trade
Establishing_the_Royal_Navy_as_a_dominant_force
Opposing_the_war_with_America
Promoting_the_development_of_the_British_Empire
Supporting_the_Act_of_Union_1800
Supporting_the_abolition_of_the_Corn_Laws
Supporting_the_establishment_of_the_British_Museum
Promoting_the_establishment_of_the_Irish_Parliament
Supporting_the_establishment_of_the_Bank_of_England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mary_Pitt
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Reform_of_the_British_Government
gptkbp:office Prime Minister
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:politicalPosition Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Addington
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:John_Pitt
gptkbp:signature William_Pitt_the_Younger_Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Hester Grenville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Addington
gptkbp:termEnd 1806-01-23
1801-01-02
gptkbp:termStart 1782-12-26
1783-12-26
1804-05-11