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'''John Pitt''' (~1706 – 1787) of [[Encombe House]], [[Dorset]] was a British M.P. for 35 years from which there remains one reported speech to Parliament. |
'''John Pitt''' (~1706 – 1787) of [[Encombe House]], [[Dorset]] was a British M.P. for 35 years from which there remains one reported speech to Parliament. |
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==Life== |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1775. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=16&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27Pitt%27%29|title=Fellow details|publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 24 January 2017}} </ref> |
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==Elections to Parliament== |
==Elections to Parliament== |
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Constituencies: |
Constituencies: |
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| ⚫ | * [[Wareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wareham]] Held by John Pitt: 1734–47 and 26 January 1748 – November 1750 (held by his grandfather [[George Pitt (died 1694)|George Pitt (1625-1694)]] from 1660 to 1679)<ref name=LNJB>Sir Lewis Namier & John Brooke, ''The House of Commons 1754-1790 1 Survey Constituencies Appendices'', History of Parliament Trust, Secker & Warburg, London 1964</ref> |
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* [[Wareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wareham]] |
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Wareham was a [[parliamentary borough]] in Dorset, which elected two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] |
Wareham was a [[parliamentary borough]] in Dorset, which elected two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] |
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The borough was the town of [[Wareham, Dorset|Wareham]] on the [[Isle of Purbeck]], a market town close to [[Poole Harbour]]. In 1831, the population of the borough was 1,676, and it contained 364 houses. |
The borough was the town of [[Wareham, Dorset|Wareham]] on the [[Isle of Purbeck]], a market town close to [[Poole Harbour]]. In 1831, the population of the borough was 1,676, and it contained 364 houses. |
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:Held by John Pitt: 1734–47 and 26 January 1748 – November 1750 |
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* [[Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorchester]] |
* [[Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorchester]] Held by John Pitt: 29 January 1751 - 1761<ref name=LNJB/> |
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Dorchester was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the town of [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]] in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. |
Dorchester was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the town of [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]] in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. |
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* Wareham |
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:Held again by John Pitt: 1761–1768<ref name=LNJB/> |
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==In the House of Commons== |
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==Political appointments== |
==Political appointments== |
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:A [[Board of Trade|lord of Trade]] 1744–55; |
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:A [[Lord of the Admiralty]] November - December 1756. |
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:[[Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases|Surveyor General of Woods and Forests]]: 1756–63, 1768–86<ref name=LNJB/> |
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[[File:Kingston Maurward House - geograph.org.uk - 707313.jpg|thumb|right|William Morton Pitt's Kingston House]] |
[[File:Kingston Maurward House - geograph.org.uk - 707313.jpg|thumb|right|William Morton Pitt's Kingston House]] |
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==Pitt family== |
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| ⚫ | John was the fourth son of [[George Pitt (1663–1735)]] M.P. of Strathfieldsaye and second son by his second wife née Lora Grey of Kingston Maurward nr Dorchester. He |
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==Death== |
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He died in 178. He had married, on 26 January 1753, Marcia daughter of Mark Anthony Morgan of Cottelstown County Sligo and they had one daughter and four sons<ref name=LNJB/> including [[William Morton Pitt]] of [[Kingston Maurward House|Kingston House, Dorset]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|Pitt, John]] |
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Revision as of 21:46, 24 January 2017
remodelled by Pitt between 1740 and 1770
John Pitt (~1706 – 1787) of Encombe House, Dorset was a British M.P. for 35 years from which there remains one reported speech to Parliament.
Life
John was the fourth son of George Pitt (1663–1735) M.P. of Strathfieldsaye and second son by his second wife née Lora Grey of Kingston Maurward nr Dorchester. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford.
The property enabling George Morton Pitt's control of the Pontefract seat came to John Pitt (of Encombe) by remainder but he sold it in 1766.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775. [1]
Elections to Parliament
Constituencies:
- Wareham Held by John Pitt: 1734–47 and 26 January 1748 – November 1750 (held by his grandfather George Pitt (1625-1694) from 1660 to 1679)[2]
Wareham was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The borough was the town of Wareham on the Isle of Purbeck, a market town close to Poole Harbour. In 1831, the population of the borough was 1,676, and it contained 364 houses.
- Dorchester Held by John Pitt: 29 January 1751 - 1761[2]
Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons.
- Wareham Held again by John Pitt: 1761–1768[2]
His one reported speech was on a petition of West Country merchants who complained of French encroachments at Newfoundland.[2]
Political appointments
- A lord of Trade 1744–55;
- A Lord of the Admiralty November - December 1756.
- Surveyor General of Woods and Forests: 1756–63, 1768–86[2]
Death
He died in 178. He had married, on 26 January 1753, Marcia daughter of Mark Anthony Morgan of Cottelstown County Sligo and they had one daughter and four sons[2] including William Morton Pitt of Kingston House, Dorset.