William Pitt | Biography, Youngest Prime Minister & Death
William Pitt the Younger (Born on May 28, 1759, in Hayes, Bromley, United Kingdom - Died on January 23, 1806, in Putney, Surrey, England) Is a statesman British in the late 18th and beginning of the 19th century. He became the youngest British Prime Minister when he was elected in 1783 at the age of 24 (although the term Prime Minister was not yet used).He left the post in 1801 but became Prime Minister from 1804 until he died in 1806. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout his tenure as Prime Minister. He is called William Pitt the Younger to be distinguished from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who was also Prime Minister of Great Britain.In 1782, he joined the government of William Petty FitzMaurice as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Pitt's first term in the r...