The Earl of Chatham, William Pitt ‘The Elder’, British Prime Minister 1766-8, Whig. Born: 15 November 1708 in Westminster, London. Died: 11 May 1778 at Bromley, Kent.
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- Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - William Pitt Biographical notes on Pitt, the Elder.
- Historical Biographies, William Pitt (1708-78). Pitt led England during the Seven Years War and during the struggle of the 1770s which was to bring the United States into being.
- William Pitt the Elder, first Earl of Chatham Biography of this British Prime Minister from Marjorie Bloy's Web of English History.
- William Pitt, Earl of Chatham Section for Pitt the Elder from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
- InfoBritain: William Pitt (The Elder) Biographical article.
- The American Revolution - Pitt's Speech on the Stamp Act Hypertext of Pitt's speech opposing the Stamp Act, delivered January 14, 1766.
- Chatham, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Biography, career profile, and suggested readings about the Great Commoner geared to kids.