Name: Pitt William, The Earl of Chatham, 'The Elder' 1766-8 Whig

Born: 15 November 1708 in Westminster, London

First entered Parliament: 18 February 1735

Age he became PM: 57 years, 257 days

Maiden Speech: 22 April 1735, speaking against the Palace Bill

Total time as PM: Two years, 76 days

Died: 11 May 1778 at Bromley, Kent

Nicknames: ‘The Great Commoner’

Education: Eton, Trinity College Oxford, and the University of Utrecht

Family: Chatham was the second son and fourth of seven children. He was married to Hester Grenville and had three sons and two daughters

Interests: Cricket, horse riding, military history, landscape gardening