Editing William Pitt the Younger (section)

=== Family ===

{{see also|Pitt family}}

William Pitt, the second son of [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham]], was born on 28 May 1759 at Hayes Place in the village of [[Hayes, Bromley|Hayes]], [[Kent]].{{sfn|Hague|2005|p=14}} He was from a political family on both sides, as his mother, [[Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham|Hester Grenville]], was sister of former prime minister [[George Grenville]].{{sfn|Hague|2005|p=19}} According to biographer [[John Ehrman]], Pitt exhibited the brilliance and dynamism of his father's line, and the determined, methodical nature of the Grenvilles.{{sfn|Ehrman|1969|loc=Vol. 1|p=4}}