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Hereditary Genius
Petty, William Petty; 2d Earl Shelburne; created Marquis Lansdowne; Premier,
1782-3. An ardent supporter of the Earl of Chatham; in early life he
distinguished himself in the army, at Minden.
GF. Sir William Petty, physician, politician, and author, Surveyor-General of
Ireland; a man of singular versatility, and successful in everything, including
money-making.
S. 3d. Marquis Lansdowne, statesman and man of letters. In youth, as Lord Henry
Petty, he was one of the set who founded the Edinburgh Review. He then
became prominent as a Whig, in Parliament, and was Secretary of State more
than once. Was Chancellor of the Exchequer, aet. 26.
Pitt, William; created Earl of Chatham; Premier, 1766. Originally in the army, which
he left aet. 28; then the vigorous opponent of Walpole in Parliament, “the
terrible comet of Dragoons;” afterwards, aet. 49, he became one of the ablest of
statesmen, most brilliant of orators, and the prime mover of the policy of
England. Married a Grenville. (See GRENVILLE for genealogical tree.)
[G.] Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort George, who somehow or other amassed a
large fortune in India.
S. William Pitt, Premier.
p. Lady Hester Stanhope.
Pitt, William; 2d son of the 1st Earl of Chatham. Illustrious statesman; Premier,
1783-1801; and 1804-6. Precocious, and of eminent talent; frequent ill-health in
boyhood; get 14 an excellent scholar. Never boyish in his ways; became a
healthy youth aet. 18. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer aet. 24, and Prime
Minister aet. 25; which latter office he held for seventeen years consecutively -
His constitution was early broken by gout; died aet. 47.
F. Earl of Chatham, Premier.
N. Lady Hester Stanhope.
u. George Grenville, Premier.
uS. Lord Grenville, Premier.
n. Lady Hester Stanhope, who did the honours of his house, and occasionally acted
as his secretary; she was highly accomplished, but most eccentric and more
than half mad. After Pitt's death, she lived in Syria, dressed as a male native,
and professed supernatural powers.
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