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William Pitt, the second son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, was born on 28 May 1759 at Hayes Place in the village of Hayes, Kent. [8] He was from a political family on both sides, as his mother, Hester Grenville, was sister of former prime minister George Grenville. [9]
William's father was Robert Pitt (1680–1727), the eldest son of Governor Pitt. He served as a Tory Member of Parliament from 1705 to 1727. Both William's uncles Thomas and John were MPs, while his aunt Lucy married the leading Whig politician and soldier General James Stanhope .
The Pitt family were an English aristocratic family whose members included the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry and the Barons Camelford. [1] The family produced two British Prime Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham , and his son William Pitt the Younger .
General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. Chatham was the eldest son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Thomas Pitt, 1st Earl of Londonderry (c. 1688 – 1729), 2nd son, a twin with his fractionally younger brother William, based on an entry to the baptismal records of St Lawrence, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire. William Pitt, 3rd son, a twin who probably died in infancy. Col. John Pitt (1698–1754), 4th son, a distinguished soldier.
William Pitt most commonly refers to: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), a.k.a. William Pitt the Elder, British prime minister (1766–1768) William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), son of the above and British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–1806)
The surviving silver plate of St Mary's Church, Iwerne Stepleton, includes a cover-paten with hall-mark of 1638, engraved with arms of Pitt impaling Cadbury. [11] By his wife he had children including: Edward Pitt (d.1643), MP, eldest son and heir, who inherited Stratfield Saye House. William Pitt of Hartley Wespall, younger son.
Robert Pitt (1680 – 21 May 1727) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1705 to 1727. He was the father and grandfather of two prime ministers, William Pitt the elder and William Pitt the younger.