William Pitt Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Pitt, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1786–18056 events2 places

Chronological biography

1786

Sinking Fund1786

Economy / Public Finance · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Pitt establishes a sinking fund intended to reduce the national debt.

1791

Constitutional Act10 June 1791

Government / Government of Great Britain · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

His ministry passes the Constitutional Act dividing Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada

1797

Paper Currency1797

Government / Pitt Government · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

The Bank issues one-pound and two-pound notes to replace scarce gold coin during restriction.

Bank Restriction26 February 1797

Economy / Banking · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Pitt authorises suspension of Bank of England gold payments during wartime financial pressure.

Bank Restriction26 February 1797

Government / Pitt Government · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Pitt orders the Bank of England to suspend gold payments after a wartime run on reserves.

1805

Coalition, 3rd1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Saint Petersburg

Builds the Third Coalition while Trafalgar secures British command of the sea.

News of Trafalgar6 November 1805

Government / Pitt Government · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain · London

Receives news of the victory and Nelson's death.

Titles and roles

Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.