Pitt family

The Pitt family were an English aristocratic family whose members included the Earls of Chatham, the Earls of Londonderry and the Barons Camelford.^[1] The family produced two British Prime Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt the Younger.

The family's fortunes were boosted greatly by Thomas Pitt who while serving as Governor of Madras acquired the Regent Diamond and sold it on at a great profit in 1717.

Coat of arms

Pitt Coat of Arms

Family tree

Other relatives

• Robert Nedham, married Catherine Pitt daughter of Robert Pitt and Harriet Villiers, on 21 May 1733.^[2]
• Louisa Pitt married into the Beckford family marrying Peter Beckford^[3]

References

1. Primrose, Earl of Rosebery ·, Archibald Philip (1910). Chatham: His Early Life and Connections. Arthur L. Humphreys. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
2. "NEDHAM, Robert (?1703-62), of Howbery Park, Oxon. and Mourne Park, co Down. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. "BECKFORD, Peter (?1739-1811), of Steepleton Iwerne, Dorset | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.