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Pitt River (California, United States) (search for this): entry pitt-william
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
Europe (search for this): entry pitt-william
Canada (Canada) (search for this): entry pitt-william
Hayes (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
Putney (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry pitt-william
Chesterfield (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry pitt-william
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