John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. Chatham was the eldest son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He was two and a half years older than his famous brother William Pitt the Younger, the future prime minister. Chatham joined the army as an ensign in the 47th Regiment of Foot on 14 March 1774. He served as aide-de-camp to General Guy Carleton in Quebec, but resigned his
Chatham rail suggests parallel evolution after separate colonisation of the Chatham Islands. Chatham rail The Chatham rail ("Cabalus modestus") is an extinct flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to New Zealand. Genetic similarity with "Gallirallus dieffenbachii" is why many view this species as part of the genus "Gallirallus." "Cabalus modestus" was endemic to Chatham, Mangere and Pitt Islands, New Zealand. It was first discovered on Mangere in 1871, and 26 specimens collected there are known from museum collections. It became extinct on the island between 1896 and 1900. The species is also known from 19th century bones