Born Westminster. Earl of Chatham and Prime Minister. Father of William Pitt the Younger. Died Hayes, Kent.
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William Pitt (the Elder)
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Blackfriars Bridge - plaque
The Queen was busy that day in 1869, opening two bridges, the other being Hol...
Pitts in Bromley
Behind these premises stood Hayes Place, the home of William Pitt, 1st Earl o...
Three Prime Ministers
The modern information board at the entrance to the gardens points out that t...
William Pitt's house
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1708 - 1778, Prime Minister, lived in a house ...
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