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William Pitt the Elder (view source)
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'''William Pitt''', 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15 1708 - May 11 1778) was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Great Britain]] from 1766 until 1768. He is commonly referred as '''Pitt the Elder''' to distinguish him from his son, also William, '''Pitt the Younger''', who also served as Prime Minister. The city of [[Pittsburgh]] [[Pennsylvania|PA]] was named in his honor, as was Pittsylvania County [[Virginia|VA]], Pittsburg [[New Hampshire|NH]] and Chatham [[New Jersey|NJ]].
'''William Pitt''', 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15 1708 - May 11 1778) was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Great Britain]] from 1766 until 1768. He is commonly referred as '''Pitt the Elder''' to distinguish him from his son, also William, '''Pitt the Younger''', who also served as Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. The city of [[Pittsburgh]] [[Pennsylvania|PA]] was named in his honor, as was Pittsylvania County [[Virginia|VA]], Pittsburg [[New Hampshire|NH]] and Chatham [[New Jersey|NJ]].
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[[Category:United Kingdom Prime Ministers]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Prime Ministers]]