History and chronology of William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st in Great Britain

General

Government Whig Party
Whig Party

Events

Birth
Burial
Death
Dismissal
Election
Health
Leader House Commons
Paymaster General
Peerage
Privy Council
Privy Seal
Resignation
Secretary

Places

Chatham
Westminster Abbey

William Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st History of Great Britain


1708	Birth
Birth of William Pitt
1735	Election
Pitt the Elder is 1st elected MP
1746	Paymaster General
Appointed Paymaster General
1746	Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councilor
1755	Dismissal
Dismissed from office for opposing Newcastle's foreign policy
1756	Leader House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
1756	Secretary
Appointed Secretary of State
1757	Dismissal
Dismissed from office
1757	Secretary
Appointed Secretary of State
1761	Resignation
5th Oct Wishes to declare war on Spain but does not receive cabinet support
1766	Health
Not appointed Prime Minister due to poor health
1766	Peerage
Chatham Created Earl of Chatham
1766	Privy Seal
Appointed Privy Seal
1768	Resignation
Resigns due to ill health
1778	Burial
Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey
1778	Death
Death of William Pitt