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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. 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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Revision as of 22:10, July 10, 2007
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 PA was named in his honor, as was Pittsylvania County VA, Pittsburg NH and Chatham NJ.