Pitt
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
his son, William, 1759–1806, British statesman: prime minister 1783–1801, 1804–06.
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William, known as Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. 1708–78, British statesman. He was first minister (1756–57; 1757–61; 1766–68) and achieved British victory in the Seven Years’ War (1756–63)
his son William, known as Pitt the Younger. 1759–1806, British statesman. As prime minister (1783–1801; 1804–06), he carried through important fiscal and tariff reforms. From 1793, his attention was focused on the wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France
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