<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Pitt or pitt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up Pitt or pitt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> Pitt is a surname of British origin . Used on its own, in Europe or in history it most commonly refers to one of two British statesmen: </P> <Ul> <Li> William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708--1778), British Prime Minister and 1st Earl of Chatham 1766--1768 </Li> <Li> William Pitt the Younger (1759--1806), British Prime Minister 1783--1801 and 1804--1806, son of Pitt the Elder </Li> </Ul>

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