#OTD 1783, William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister at 24 years old.

However, fittingly to this time of year (and how many believed that he would not last past the Christmas season) his administration was nicknamed the 'Mince Pie Administration':

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Hanover Square, London. Statue of Prime Minister William Pitt the younger (1759-1806). 1831 by Sir Francis Chantrey. Bronze standing figure in contemporary dress on a granite pedestal. Photo: 15.06.2024. #London #statue #WilliamPitt #FrancisChantrey

#HistoryMatters #AmazingGraceMovie youtu.be/Q6Cv5P9H9qU #WilliamWilberforce was persuaded by friends #WilliamPitt, #ThomasClarkson, #HannahMore, and #OlaudahEquiano to take on the unpopular and dangerous issue of the abolition of the British 🇬🇧 slave trade in 1807. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

English politician William Pitt the Younger, Britain’s youngest-ever Prime Minister and a lifelong bachelor, was BOTD in 1759. #williampitt #pitttheyounger #maybegays #bornonthisday

Review of Fred Anderson's Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in North America 2000 #SevenYearsWar #FrenchandIndianWar #USHistory #Britishhistory #FrenchHistory #Founders #WilliamPitt
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Every December, the mince pie becomes a staple, but when January comes along, we're all searching for a different snack! In 1783, William Pitt’s government was nicknamed after this phenomenon. Find out if this nickname was deserved this #WatchWednesday👇 ow.ly/5bnQ50QfBb2

George I of England (1660), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), #WilliamPitt (1759), Barry Commoner (1917), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Bulent Ecevit (1925), Edward Seaga (1930), Stephen Birmingham (1931), Betty Shabazz (1940), Rudy Giuliani (1944) & Marco Rubio (1971) were born #OnThisDay...

Jean Sans Peur, Duke of Burgundy (1371), George I of England (1660), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), #WilliamPitt the Younger (1759), Barry Commoner (1917), Gyorgy Ligeti (1923), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Betty Shabazz (1940), Rudy Giuliani (1944) were born #OnThisDay...

Jean Sans Peur Duke of Burgundy (1371), George I of England (1660), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), #WilliamPitt the Younger (1759), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925), Betty Shabazz (1940), Rudy Giuliani (1944), Hunter 'Patch' Adams (1945) & Marco Rubio (1971) were born #OnThisDay...

🗓 1766–1768
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778)

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🗓 1766–1768
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778)

#WilliamPitt
10/80

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”

#WilliamPitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)

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