NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835 NRA: Pitt John (1756-1835) 2nd Earl of Chatham General DNB: Pitt, John, second earl of Chatham (1756-1835), army officer LBT ID: LdChath2 VIAF ID: 73412247 LOC ID: no90013783 | B/BAP: 1756-10-09 DIED: 1835-09-24 |
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The eldest son of the elder Pitt and favourite of George III; as lieutenant-general he
led the Walcheren expedition (1809). | |