William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1782 to 1783, 1783 to 1801 and 1804 to 1806. He was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death. He is known as "William Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who also served as prime minister. He became the youngest prime minister in 1783 at the age of 24. During his time as prime minister, the kingdom of Ireland joined with Great Britain and both kingdoms became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. Pitt continued to be prime minister in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom. Known as "William Pitt Jr.", unlike his father and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Pitt Sr.
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[a] | |
| In office 10 May 1804 – 23 January 1806 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Henry Addington |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Grenville |
| In office 1 January 1801 – 14 March 1801 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Prime Minister of Great Britain) |
| Succeeded by | Henry Addington |
| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
| In office 19 December 1783 – 1 January 1801 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Portland |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 10 May 1804 – 23 January 1806 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Addington |
| Succeeded by | Lord Henry Petty |
| In office 19 December 1783 – 1 January 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Lord John Cavendish |
| Succeeded by | Henry Addington |
| In office 10 July 1782 – 31 March 1783 | |
| Preceded by | Lord John Cavendish |
| Succeeded by | Lord John Cavendish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1759 Hayes, Kent, England |
| Died | 23 January 1806 (aged 46) Putney, Surrey, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Parents | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Hester Grenville |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
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The period of William Pitt Jr.'s presidency was during the reign of King George III and was accompanied by significant events in Europe, such as the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
Pitt is often considered a Conservative party, but he considered himself non-partisan and generally opposed a strict party political system.
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William Pitt was the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and died at the age of 46, leaving no children or wife. He was an influential and talented politician of the country, enjoyed the support of voters and especially the support of the monarch. In the then political system of Great Britain, the king still played a significant role in the political life of the country, and the king's commitment to Pitt allowed him to remain at the head of government for a long time. Pitt's main credit is his financial reforms, reduction of government debt after the war with the United States, and changes in the tax system. Despite some setbacks, especially with regard to parliamentary reform, William Pitt is considered one of the country's great prime ministers, primarily for his political acumen and ability to pursue his own policies despite opposition protests.
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William Pitt by Joseph Nollekens, 1808
Statue of Pitt at Pembroke College, Cambridge, his alma mater
The huge monument to William Pitt the Younger by J. G. Bubb in the Guildhall, London, faces an equally huge monument to his father, William Pitt the Elder, in a balanced composition
William Pitt in 1783, by George Romney
The fall of Tipu Sultan and the Sultanate of Mysore in 1799
In "A new way to pay the National Debt" (1786), James Gillray caricatured Queen Charlotte and George III awash with treasury funds to cover royal debts, with Pitt handing them another moneybag.
Pitt (standing centre) addressing the Commons on the outbreak of the war with France (1793); painting by Anton Hickel
William Pitt by Gainsborough Dupont in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow
European colonies in the Caribbean in 1794
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