Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham

Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham

British noblewoman (1720–1803)

Died aged 82ScorpioUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Biography

Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham (née Grenville; 8 November 1720 – 9 April 1803) was the wife of William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, who was prime minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768.

The sister of George Grenville, who was prime minister from 1763 to 1765, she was also the mother of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and a niece of the noted Whig politician Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, who had served as her husband's mentor.

Chatham and Elizabeth Grenville, her sister-in-law, are the only two women in British history to have been both the wife of a prime minister and the mother of another prime minister.

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Career & roles

  • spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom

Family

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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham died on April 9, 1803 at the age of 82.
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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham was born on November 8, 1720.
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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham was born in London.
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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
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Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham is a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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According to Wikidata, Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham's spouse is or was William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
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Wikidata lists 5 children of Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham.

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