William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
(aka William Pitt the Elder)

• Born: 15 November 1708
• Died: 11 May 1778

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 5 Privy Council 6 Positions in Parliament

Known asEdit

• 1708-1766 William Pitt
• 1766-1778 The Earl of Chatham

EducationEdit

• Eton College
• Trinity College, Oxford
• University of Utrecht

OfficesEdit

• Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, 1737-1746
• Paymaster of the Forces, 1746-1755
• Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1756-1757, 1757-1761
• Lord Privy Seal, 1766-1768

Peerage TitlesEdit

• Earl of Chatham and Viscount Pitt, 1766

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1746

Positions in ParliamentEdit

• Member of Parliament for Old Sarum, 1735-1747
• Member of Parliament for Seaford, 1747-1754
• Member of Parliament for Aldborough, 1754-1756
• Member of Parliament for Okehampton, 1756-1757
• Member of Parliament for Bath, 1757-1766

Preceded by: Henry Fox	Southern Secretary 1756–1757	Succeeded by: The Earl of Holdernesse
Preceded by: The Earl of Holdernesse	Southern Secretary 1757–1761	Succeeded by: The Earl of Egremont
Preceded by: The Marquess of Rockingham	Prime Minister 1766–1768	Succeeded by: The Duke of Grafton