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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first official prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left office in March 1801, but served as prime minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer for all his time as prime minister. He is known a…
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politics · British statesman (1759–1806) · politician · lawyer · count · also William Pitt the Younger, Pitt the Younger, Younger
Born 28 May 1759 · Died 23 January 1806 · Q128902
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1835· 1 entry
"to do honour to the name and memory of Mr William Pitt"
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1806· 6 entries
Died 1806-01-23.
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“You may take from me, Sir, the privileges and emoluments of place, but you cannot, and you shall not, take from me those habitual and warm regards for the prosperity of Great Britain which constitute the honour, the happiness, the pride of my life, and which, I trust, death alone can extinguish.”
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“Most accursed, wicked, barbarous, cruel, unnatural, unjust and diabolical.”
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“The natural defence of this kingdom, in case of invasion, is certainly its naval force. This presents a formidable barrier, in whatever point the enemy may direct their attack. In this department, however, little now remains to be done, our fleet at this moment being more respectable and more formidable than ever it was at any other period in the history of the country.”
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
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“What I have now offered is meant merely for the sake of my country, for the simple question is: will you change your Ministers and keep the Empire, or keep your Ministers and lose the Kingdom?”
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1804· 4 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1804–1806).
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Career landmark: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1804–1806).
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Career landmark: Leader of the House of Commons (1804–1806).
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The war in Europe had been escalating for sometime since the peace of Amiens in 1801 and in 1803 the War of the Third Coalition began
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1802· 1 entry
Between France and Britain marked the end of the French Revolutionary Wars
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1800· 3 entries
Pitt sought to inaugurate the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by granting concessions to Roman Catholics, who formed a 75% majority of the population in Ireland, by abolishing various political restrictio
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And tried (but failed) to secure Catholic emancipation as part of the Union
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And the first official prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801
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1792· 1 entry
Career landmark: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1792–1806).
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1783· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1783–1801).
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Career landmark: Leader of the House of Commons (1783–1801).
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1759· 1 entry
Born 1759-05-28.
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