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General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
- John Pitt, 2. Earl of Chatham
John Pitt, 2. Earl of Chatham (* 9. Oktober 1756 in Hayes,...
- Earl of Chatham
The second creation of this title came in 1761 in favour of...
- John Pitt, 2. Earl of Chatham
The Pitt family were an English aristocratic family whose members included the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry and the Barons Camelford. [1] . The family produced two British Prime Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt the Younger .
Der Titel wurde am 4. August 1766 für den Premierminister William Pitt den Älteren geschaffen, zusammen mit dem nachgeordneten Titel Viscount Pitt, of Burton Pynsent in the County of Somerset. Bei seinem Tod 1778 erbte sein ältester Sohn John Pitt die Titel als 2. Earl.
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. (1756-1835), General. Sitter in 7 portraits. John Pitt was the eldest son of William Pitt the Elder and the elder brother of William Pitt the Younger. He entered the army in 1778 and his brother appointed him First Lord of the Admiralty later the same year.
28. Feb. 2020 · General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, also 2nd Viscount Pitt and 2nd Baron Chatham, KG, PC (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
