Chatham ministry Chatham ministry The Chatham ministry was a British government led by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham that ruled between 1766 and 1768. Because of Pitt's former prominence before his title, it is sometimes referred to as the Pitt ministry. Unusually for a politician considered to be Prime Minister, Pitt was not First Lord of the Treasury during the administration, but instead held the post of Lord Privy Seal. Pitt, who moved to the Lords as Earl of Chatham upon his accession to the ministry, was determined to form a ministry of "men, not measures," that would give office to
George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury and 3rd Earl of Elgin, in 1703. They had several children, including George, the 4th Earl, who was created Duke of Montagu in 1766, James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, the Honourable Robert Brudenell and Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, who succeeded to the Bruce estates and was created Earl of Ailesbury in 1776. Lord Cardigan died in July 1732 and was succeeded by his eldest son, George. The Countess of Cardigan died in December 1745, aged 56. George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan (29 September 1685