About John Pitt
Lived 1727 – 1805 (aged 77–78). John Pitt was a British politician and lawyer.
John Pitt (c. 1727 – 14 July 1805) of Gloucester was an English attorney and politician.
Life The son of James Pitt, he worked as a customs collector, attorney and steward on the estates of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke. He was a Member (MP) for Gloucester 5 February 1789 to 14 July 1805. He came into parliament as the candidate of those who opposed the candidate of Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, a Whig grandee; and reliably supported the administration of William Pitt the younger.
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Who was John Pitt?
English politician; (1727-1805)
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John Pitt was born in 1727.
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John Pitt was a politician and lawyer.
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