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John Pitt (of Encombe)

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in May 1750 reporting that he had been invited to stand in Dorchester, and asking for "a new mark of his Majesty's favour enable me to do him these further services". Pelham wrote to
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He died in 1787. 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 including
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Pitt was an MP in two constituencies in his lifetime. In the years 1734–47 and also between January 1748 - November 1750, he was the Member for
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for 35 years. He is recorded as having given one speech to Parliament. He is noted for being the first to be appointed to office of the
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MP of Strathfieldsaye and second son by his second wife nÊe Lora Grey of Kingston Maurward nr Dorchester. He was educated at
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His one reported speech was on a petition of West Country merchants who complained of French encroachments at Newfoundland.
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but could not be a candidate while still an MP. Pitt wrote to Prime Minister
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was invented by Pitt to vacate his Wareham seat, as he wished to stand for
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in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons.
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seat came to John Pitt (of Encombe) by remainder but he sold it in 1766.
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The House of Commons 1754-1790 1 Survey Constituencies Appendices
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to help. On 17 January 1751 Pitt was appointed to the office of
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1715–1754, vol II p. 350-1, citing Chatham Corresp. i. 53–54.
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Between 1761–1768, Pitt was again the Member for Wareham.
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Between 29 January 1751 - 1761, Pitt was the Member for
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Wareham
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John Pitt (died 1787)

William Hoare
Queen's College, Oxford

Encombe House
Dorset
MP
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
George Pitt (1663–1735)
Queen's College, Oxford
George Morton Pitt
Pontefract
Fellow of the Royal Society
Wareham
George Pitt (1625-1694)
parliamentary borough
House of Commons
Wareham
Isle of Purbeck
Poole Harbour
Dorchester
parliamentary constituency
Dorchester
resignation from the House of Commons
Dorchester
Henry Pelham
William Pitt (the elder)
George II
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds

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