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Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of, British And Irish History, Biographies
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Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of[chat´um] Pronunciation Key, 1708–78, British statesman, known as the Great Commoner. Proud, dramatic, and patriotic, Chatham excelled as a war minister and orator. He was the father of William Pitt.
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