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
Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) She was surveyed in 1802, possibly in Britain. Her second voyage had her sailing from Madras on 24 January 1803, reaching St Helena on 14 April, and arriving at the Downs on 28 June. Ferguson received a letter of marque on 15 October 1803. Her third voyage had "Earl of Mornington" sailing on 6 November 1803 for Madras, arriving on 16 May 1805. Notes Citations References Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) Earl of Mornington (or "Earl Mornington"), was a merchant vessel of 500 tons burthen (bm) built at Bombay Dockyard of teak and launched in 1766 or 1768. She made