This article is about William Pitt the Elder. Not to be confused with William Pitt the Younger.
"The Earl of Chatham" redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Earl of Chatham.
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Chatham
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Pitt the Elder, by William Hoare
In office 30 July &#;– 14 October
Monarch
George III
Preceded by
The Marquess of Rockingham
Succeeded by
The Duke of Grafton
In office 30 July &#;– 14 October
Preceded by
The Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by
The Earl of Bristol
In office 27 June &#;– 6 October
Preceded by
Himself
Succeeded by
George Grenville
In office 4 December &#;– 6 April
Preceded by
Henry Fox
Succeeded by
Himself
In office 27 June &#;– 5 October
Preceded by
The Earl of Holderness
Succeeded by
The Earl of Egremont
In office 4 December &#;– 6 April
Preceded by
Henry Fox
Succeeded by
The Earl of Holderness
In office 29 October &#;– 25 November
Preceded by
Thomas Winnington
Succeeded by
In office 18 February &#;– 4 August
Constituency
Born
William Pitt
()15 November Westminster, London, Great Britain
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William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt the Elder (), First Earl of Chatham, was a statesman whose personality and views greatly affected British politics from the mids until his death. He was particularly important as the great war leader in He was, at this time, one of the two Secretaries of State, not obviously the leading minister in the government but someone who dominated it by ability, determination and force of personality. Personality is, indeed, the key to Pitt's rise. Despite appearances to the contrary, he was in part a political outsider, although this was more a matter of temperament than birth. His paternal background offered an instructive example of the flexibility of the English ancien regime, its ability to absorb new wealth and rising men. Pitt's father was an MP, and one of his uncles by marriage, James Viscount Stanhope, a leading minister.