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Resignation of William Pitt the Younger

Great Britain · Politics / Tory Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1801Date range
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Chronological records

1801

Henry Addington Sidmouth, 1stMarch 1801

Politics / Tory Party

Pitt resigns from after his failure to achieve Catholic emancipation & Addington is chosen to succeed him

Names involved

Henry Addington Sidmouth, 1st

Provenance

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