Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PITT THE YOUNGER
- WHO?
- TORY MP
- youngest ever British
PM
- 24
- 19th December 1783
- Remained in office until 1801
- fell out with King over the issue of Catholic
Emancipation
- LEFT OFFICE
1801
- PM AGAIN 1804-1806
- DIED=1806
- PRIME MINISTER 2
TIMES!!!!!!
- 1783-1801
- 1804-1806(DEATH)
- WHY DID HE BECAME PRIME
MINISTER?
- PM North resigned
- poor progress American War of Independence
- King undermined coalition government
- support Act proposed in the Lord by coalition government=enemy of KING
- Fox and fellow Whigs threatened powers of monarchy
- defeat and dismissal=coalition government
- King invited Pitt to become PM
- Pitt was seen as...
- loyal to King
- King saw Pitt as able
- Pitt not the obvious choice for Prime Minister
- Political inexperienced
- lacked charm
- young
- skilled?
- Delayed election-3 months
- time to gain support from those in the Commons
- establish positive reputation
- appealed to conservative
- appealed to reformists
- gain support=election won