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    William Pitt

    Birth: 5-28-1759

    Death: 1-23-1806

    Nickname: The Younger

Biography

"William Pitt, the Younger, (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, England—died January 23, 1806, London), British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister."

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 28, 1833

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