william pitt

     

The Elder,<br />1766-1768;<br />The Younger,<br />1783-1801,<br />1804-1806

Trivia about william pitt

  • In 1801, under pressure from King George III, this "younger" man resigned after 17 years as prime minister
  • He was P.M. of England during the Napoleonic Wars, his father, the elder, during the Seven Years War
  • This man "the Younger" took over in 1783 & probably looked much older by 1801
  • The largest fortification the British built in colonial America was a fort named for this "Elder" P.M.

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