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Pitt River (California, United States) (search for this): entry pitt-william
by their representatives in their several assemblies, exercised the constitutional right of giving and granting their own money. They would have been slaves, he said, if they had not. . . . The colonies acknowledge your authority in all things, with the sole exception that you shall not take their money out of their pockets without their consent. This avowal of the great commoner made a profound impression on the House. Grenville arose to vindicate the Stamp Act, and, looking steadily at Pitt, he said, with great emphasis: The seditious spirit of the colonies owes its birth to factions in this House. Gentlemen are careless of the consequences of what they say, provided it answers the purpose of opposition! This challenge brought Pitt to his feet, and he declared that he would fight him (Grenville) on every foot of the field of combat. He made a powerful speech against the Stamp Act, to which the new ministry were compelled to give heed. Franklin was summoned to the bar of the
Eton (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
Pitt, William 1708-1778 The Great commoner ; born in Westminster, England, Nov. 15, 1708; educated at Eton and Oxford, he entered Parliament in 1735, where he was the most formidable opponent of Robert Walpole. In 1744 the famous Duchess of Marlborough bequeathed him $50,000 for having defended the laws of his country and endeavoring to save it from ruin. Afterwards Sir William Pynsent left him the whole of his fortune. He held the office of vice-treasurer of Ireland (1746), and soon afterwards was made paymaster of the army and one of the privy council. In 1755 he was William Pitt. dismissed from office, but in 1757 was made secretary of state, and soon infused his own energy into every part of the public service, placing England in the front rank of nations. By his energy in pressing the war in America (see French and Indian War) he added Canada to the British Empire and decided for all time the future of the Mississippi Valley. All through the progress of the dispute
Westminster (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
Pitt, William 1708-1778 The Great commoner ; born in Westminster, England, Nov. 15, 1708; educated at Eton and Oxford, he entered Parliament in 1735, where he was the most formidable opponent of Robert Walpole. In 1744 the famous Duchess of Marlborough bequeathed him $50,000 for having defended the laws of his country and endeavoring to save it from ruin. Afterwards Sir William Pynsent left him the whole of his fortune. He held the office of vice-treasurer of Ireland (1746), and soon afterwards was made paymaster of the army and one of the privy council. In 1755 he was William Pitt. dismissed from office, but in 1757 was made secretary of state, and soon infused his own energy into every part of the public service, placing England in the front rank of nations. By his energy in pressing the war in America (see French and Indian War) he added Canada to the British Empire and decided for all time the future of the Mississippi Valley. All through the progress of the dispute
Chatham (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
American colonies he advocated a conciliatory and righteous policy towards the Americans. In 1766 he was called to the head of affairs again; was created Earl of Chatham; but quitted office forever in 1768. In the House of Lords he opposed coercive measures towards the Americans, in speeches remarkable for their vigor and eloquenpon the retiring statesman, and offered to confer a title of honor upon him, but it was then declined. He accepted for his wife the honorary title of Baroness of Chatham, with a pension for her, her husband, and their eldest son, of $15,000 a year. In 1766 he was created Viscount Pitt and Earl of Chatham, and was then called to tChatham, and was then called to the head of public affairs. He formed a cabinet of heterogeneous materials, which Burke wittily described as a piece of diversified mosaic, a tessellated pavement without cement—here a bit of black stone, there a bit of white—patriots and courtiers, King's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enem
Europe (search for this): entry pitt-william
ho stood leaning on the bar, I fancy, he continued, I have in my eye the person who drew it up, one of the bitterest and most mischievous enemies this country ever had. The eyes of the peers were turned on Franklin, when Pitt retorted: The plan is entirely my own; but if I were the first minister, and had the care of settling this momentous business, I should not be ashamed of publicly calling to my assistance a person so perfectly acquainted with the whole of American affairs, one whom all Europe ranks with our Boyles and Newtons, as an honor, not to the English nation only, but to human nature. After his long absence from Parliament, Pitt appeared early in the year 1775, and proposed an address to the King Pitt's statue at Charleston. advising the recall of the troops from Boston. It was rejected; but petitions for conciliation flowed in from all the great trading and manufacturing towns in the kingdom, for they felt the severe pressure of the operations of the American Asso
Canada (Canada) (search for this): entry pitt-william
ice, but in 1757 was made secretary of state, and soon infused his own energy into every part of the public service, placing England in the front rank of nations. By his energy in pressing the war in America (see French and Indian War) he added Canada to the British Empire and decided for all time the future of the Mississippi Valley. All through the progress of the disputes between Great Britain and its American colonies he advocated a conciliatory and righteous policy towards the Americans.licy of treating the American colonies with generosity and confidence. This treatment gained their affections, and, under his guidance, they gave such generous support to the government in the war with the French and Indians that the conquest of Canada was achieved, and the French dominion in America was destroyed. At the same time Halifax, with the sanction of the spiritless and undiscerning George II., was urging schemes of taxation which irritated the colonists and alienated their regard.
Hayes (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
s a public testimony of the grateful sense the colony of New York retains of the many services he rendered to America, particularly in promoting the repeal of the Stamp Act. Anno Domini 1770. When the British occupied the city, this statue was mutilated by the soldiery. After the war it was removed, and lay for many years among rubbish in the corporation yard. Then it was set up at the corner of West Broadway and Franklin Street, where it remained many years. Statesman; born in Hayes, England, May 28, 1759; son of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham; educated at Cambridge University; studied law; became a member of the House of Commons in 1780. In one of his addresses before that body, while explaining his father's position regarding American affairs, he said, referring to Lord Westcote: A noble lord has called the American war a holy war. I affirm that it is a most accursed war, barbarous, cruel, and unnatural; conceived in injustice, it was brought forth and nurtured in folly; i
Putney (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
nd Franklin Street, where it remained many years. Statesman; born in Hayes, England, May 28, 1759; son of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham; educated at Cambridge University; studied law; became a member of the House of Commons in 1780. In one of his addresses before that body, while explaining his father's position regarding American affairs, he said, referring to Lord Westcote: A noble lord has called the American war a holy war. I affirm that it is a most accursed war, barbarous, cruel, and unnatural; conceived in injustice, it was brought forth and nurtured in folly; its footsteps are marked with slaughter and devastation, while it meditates destruction to the miserable people who are the devoted objects of the resentments which produced it. Where is the Englishman who can refrain from weeping on whatever side victory may be declared? He became prime minister in 1783, and was a party to arrange the peace treaty with the United States. He died in Putney, England, Jan. 23, 1806.
Chesterfield (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry pitt-william
and was then called to the head of public affairs. He formed a cabinet of heterogeneous materials, which Burke wittily described as a piece of diversified mosaic, a tessellated pavement without cement—here a bit of black stone, there a bit of white—patriots and courtiers, King's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies—a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand upon. Pitt's elevation to the peerage injured his popularity. Chesterfield said, Pitt has gone to the hospital of incurable statesmen —the House of Lords. In January, 1766, Pitt appeared in his place in the House of Commons, and declared that the King had no right to levy a tax on the colonies, and said they had invariably, by their representatives in their several assemblies, exercised the constitutional right of giving and granting their own money. They would have been slaves, he said, if they had not. . . . The colonies acknowledge your authority in all
Scotia (search for this): entry pitt-william
Pitt, William 1708-1778 The Great commoner ; born in Westminster, England, Nov. 15, 1708; educated at Eton and Oxford, he entered Parliament in 1735, where he was the most formidable opponent of Robert Walpole. In 1744 the famous Duchess of Marlborough bequeathed him $50,000 for having defended the laws of his country and endeavoring to save it from ruin. Afterwards Sir William Pynsent left him the whole of his fortune. He held the office of vice-treasurer of Ireland (1746), and soon afterwards was made paymaster of the army and one of the privy council. In 1755 he was William Pitt. dismissed from office, but in 1757 was made secretary of state, and soon infused his own energy into every part of the public service, placing England in the front rank of nations. By his energy in pressing the war in America (see French and Indian War) he added Canada to the British Empire and decided for all time the future of the Mississippi Valley. All through the progress of the disput
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