What is William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = The Earl of Chatham |image = Elderpitt.jpg |order = [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] |term_start = 30 July 1766 |term_end = 14 October 1768 |predecessor = [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham|The Marquess of Rockingham]] |successor = [[Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton|The Duke of Grafton]] |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1708|11|15}} |birth_place = [[Westminster]], [[London]], [[England]] |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1778|5|11|1708|11|15}} |death_place = [[Hayes, Bromley|Hayes]], [[Kent]], England |party = [[British Whig Party|Whig]] }} '''William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham''' (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a [[prime minister]] of [[Great Britain]]. He was appointed by [[King George III]]. His London house, in [[St. James's Square]], is now the home of the international affairs [[think tank]] called [[Chatham House]]. In 1758, during the [[Seven Years' War]], he came up with the strategy of blocking the [[St. Lawrence River]] so the French troops in [[Quebec]] and [[Montreal]] could not get more [[Wikt:supply|supplies]]. This weakened the French side, and helped to win the war.<ref>Black, Jeremy. ''Pitt the Elder''. Cambridge University Press, 1992.</ref> His son, [[William Pitt the Younger]], was also a prime minister. == References == {{reflist}} {{UKPrimeMinisters|Chatham, William Pitt, 1st Earl of}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatham, William Pitt, 1st Earl of}} [[Category:1708 births]] [[Category:1778 deaths]] [[Category:English Earls]] [[Category:Members of the British House of Commons for English constituencies]] [[Category:People buried in Westminster Abbey]] [[Category:People from Westminster]] [[Category:Politicians from London]] [[Category:Whig party (UK) politicians]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Great Britain]]