About William Pitt
William Pitt was an English and British poet.
William Pitt (died 1840, in Malta) was an English ship-builder who was the Master Attendant at Jamaica Dockyard, and later of Malta. His amusing poem of "The Sailor's Consolation" is in many collections credited to Charles Dibdin.
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Who was William Pitt?
English ship-builder
When did William Pitt die?
William Pitt died in 1840.
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William Pitt was a poet.
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William Pitt was English and British.
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