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English army officer, ethnologist and archaeologist
Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers (born Augustus Henry Lane-Fox; 14 April 1827 – 4 May 1900) was an English officer in the British
Augustus_Pitt_Rivers
British Army general (c. 1728–1809)
General Sir William Augustus Pitt KB PC (c. 1728 – 29 December 1809) was a long-serving if undistinguished senior officer of the British Army whose sixty
William_Augustus_Pitt
Topics referred to by the same term
English cricketer Bill Pitt (racing driver) (born 1926), Australian racing driver and motor racing official William Augustus Pitt (c. 1728–1809), British
William_Pitt
English aristocratic family
Ministers: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son William Pitt the Younger. The family's fortunes were boosted greatly by Thomas Pitt who while
Pitt_family
British fascist and eugenicist (1890-1966)
of Augustus Pitt Rivers, ethnologist and anthropologist and founder of the Pitt Rivers Museum, upon whose death in 1900 Alexander inherited the Pitt-Rivers
George_Pitt-Rivers
Historic site in Hampshire, England
then owned by the Pitt family. Highfield (or Heckfield) House was occupied around that time by General Sir William Augustus Pitt, who improved the building
Highfield_House,_Heckfield
British Army officer
Major Michael Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers (27 May 1917 – December 1999) was a British military officer and landowner who gained notoriety in Britain
Michael_Pitt-Rivers
Topics referred to by the same term
General Pitt may refer to: George Dean Pitt (died 1851), British Army general William Augustus Pitt (c. 1728–1809), British Army general John Pitt, 2nd Earl
General_Pitt
British Whig politician (c.1693–1755)
son, Thomas Erle Drax, against John Pitt, but they were both unseated on petition on 26 January 1748. When Pitt changed his seat in 1751, Henry Drax
Henry_Drax
Barony in the Peerage of Great Britain
remainder to 1) his brother General Sir William Augustus Pitt and the heirs male of his body, and 2) William Horace Beckford (son of Peter Beckford of
Baron_Rivers
King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from
George_IV
British MP
John Pitt (c.1706–1787) of Encombe House, Dorset was a British MP for 35 years. He is recorded as having given one speech to Parliament. He is noted for
John_Pitt_(of_Encombe)
British Army cavalry regiment
15 October 1760, where the regiment's commanding officer Colonel William Augustus Pitt was badly wounded and taken prisoner. In July 1761 the regiment
10th_Royal_Hussars
British military officer, politician and courtier
his wife Elizabeth Trevor. By Elizabeth he had issue as follows: George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, 8th Earl of Montgomery (1759–1827), son
Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
Henry_Herbert,_10th_Earl_of_Pembroke
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1768 to 1770
leading the supporters of William Pitt, and was the youngest person to hold the office until the appointment of William Pitt the Younger 15 years later
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Augustus_FitzRoy,_3rd_Duke_of_Grafton
British Army officer (1896–1988)
Major-General William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, CVO, DSO, MC (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1988) was a British Army officer who served in both
William Fox-Pitt (British Army officer)
William_Fox-Pitt_(British_Army_officer)
Title in the Peerage of England
in 1650. A new Rivers barony, held by the family of Pitt and its later representative, that of Pitt-Rivers, was in existence from 1776 to 1880. also Baron
Earl_Rivers
British Army officer, playwright and politician (1722–1792)
the British Army. The two regiments then formed were commanded by George Augustus Eliott (afterwards Lord Heathfield) and Burgoyne. This was a revolutionary
John_Burgoyne
British politician, militia officer and diplomat
George Pitt of Stratfieldsaye (today rendered Stratfield Saye), Hampshire, and his wife Mary Louise Bernier from Strasbourg. General Sir William Augustus Pitt
George_Pitt,_1st_Baron_Rivers
English political writer
William Augustus Miles (c. 1753–1817) was an English political writer. He was also a British agent in the years around the French Revolution. He is not
William_Augustus_Miles
British politician (1870–1947)
Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1855–1927 St George Lane Fox-Pitt 1856–1932 William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt b. 1858 Douglas Fox-Pitt 1864–1922 Marcia Pelham
George Lane-Fox, 1st Baron Bingley
George_Lane-Fox,_1st_Baron_Bingley
British politician
Georgiana West (a daughter of the 2nd Earl De La Warr), in 1814. William Augustus Pitt Lane-Fox (1796–1832), Grenadier Guards, who married Lady Caroline
James_Fox-Lane
British Army cavalry regiment
M. Sir George Howard, KB 1796–1810: Gen. Sir William Augustus Pitt, KB 1810–1813: Gen. Francis Augustus Eliott 1813–1820: Gen. Sir David Dundas, GCB 1820–1821:
1st_King's_Dragoon_Guards
UK House of Commons borough (1302–1885)
House of Commons to resolve the issue), one return naming John Pitt and William Augustus Pitt, the other Henry Drax and Thomas Erle Drax. The House declared
Wareham_(constituency)
Surname list
Pitt, 2nd Baron). Augustus Pitt Rivers founded the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. His descendants include: George Pitt-Rivers (1890–1966)
Pitt-Rivers
British politician
Marcia Lucy, daughter of George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers. He was the brother of George Lane-Fox and the uncle of Augustus Pitt Rivers. Lane-Fox was returned
Sackville_Lane-Fox
Commander of British Forces in Ireland before 1922
Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne 1782–1784 Lieutenant-General Sir William Augustus Pitt 1784–1791 Lieutenant-General George Warde 1791–1793 General Robert
Commander-in-Chief,_Ireland
Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1855–1927 St George Lane Fox-Pitt 1856–1932 William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt b. 1858 Douglas Fox-Pitt 1864–1922 Marcia Pelham
Viscount_Savage
St George William Lane Fox-Pitt (born 14 September 1856 in Malta, died 6 April 1932 in South Eaton Place) was a British electrical engineer and student
St_George_Lane_Fox-Pitt
British Army cavalry regiment
Louis Dejean 1764 Lieutenant-General Edward Harvey 1775 General Sir William Augustus Pitt KB 1780 General Sir John Irwin KB 1788 General Henry Lawes Luttrell
Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)
Carabiniers_(6th_Dragoon_Guards)
British landowner and Tory politician
Lane-Fox and the uncle of Sackville Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers, and Augustus Pitt Rivers. He was educated at Westminster before matriculating at Emmanuel
George_Lane-Fox_(MP)
British Army cavalry regiment
of (Light) Dragoons (1768) 1770–1775: Gen. Sir William Augustus Pitt, KB 1775–1782: Lt-Gen. Hon. William Keppel 1782–1791: Lt-Gen. Hon. George Lane Parker
12th_Royal_Lancers
Military unit
and quickly became a majority within it. When James was overthrown by William of Orange in the 1688 Glorious Revolution, most Irish Army troops stayed
Irish_Army_(1661–1801)
Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
made a lieutenant-general and in 1788, during the absence of Sir William Augustus Pitt, was acting Commander-in-Chief, Ireland. Lord Ross, as he was now
Ralph_Gore,_1st_Earl_of_Ross
Scottish soldier
brevet colonel on 20 November 1782, and in 1788 was appointed by Sir William Augustus Pitt, the commander-in-chief in Ireland, as President of a commission
Sir James Steuart Denham, 8th Baronet
Sir_James_Steuart_Denham,_8th_Baronet
British Army officer and politician (1697–1780)
championed at the highest levels, including by British Prime Minister William Pitt. Mordaunt was placed in overall Army command for the assault, supported
John Mordaunt (British Army officer)
John_Mordaunt_(British_Army_officer)
British Army officer, politician and courtier (1727–1782)
major general in 1762. In 1762, he took part with his brothers George and Augustus in the siege of Havana, and directed the storming of Morro Castle. In 1763
William Keppel (British Army officer, born 1727)
William_Keppel_(British_Army_officer,_born_1727)
Barony in the Peerage of Great Britain
Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1855–1927 St George Lane Fox-Pitt 1856–1932 William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt b. 1858 Douglas Fox-Pitt 1864–1922 Marcia Pelham
Baron_Bingley
1754, that Henry Drax and William Augustus Pitt were duly elected and rejected the claims of Thomas Erle Drax and John Pitt. (c) There was a double return
List of MPs elected in the 1754 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1754_British_general_election
Museum of archaeology and anthropology in Oxford, England
be accessed through that building. The museum was founded in 1884 by Augustus Pitt Rivers, who donated his private collection to the University of Oxford
Pitt_Rivers_Museum
arrival in England, Long served as an aide-de-camp to General Sir William Augustus Pitt, who commanded the shore defences at Portsmouth. A friendship developed
Robert_Ballard_Long
British Army officer and politician (1718–1796)
General Thomas Howard and his wife Mary Howard (née Moreton, daughter of William Moreton, Bishop of Meath), Howard was educated at Westminster School and
George Howard (British Army officer)
George_Howard_(British_Army_officer)
Thomas Erle Drax William Augustus Pitt William Augustus Pitt John Pitt 1 January 1755 Elgin Burghs u* William Grant Andrew Mitchell Resignation (Lord
List of Great Britain by-elections (1754–1774)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1754–1774)
2019 American film
saved her life. Michael Pitt as Oscar Sam Quartin as Loux Ron Perlman as Birdie Mark Boone Junior as Sway William Forsythe as Augustus Dree Hemingway as Peaches
Run_with_the_Hunted_(film)
Civil township in Mitchell County, Kansas
35 and Longitude -98.43333. The township's name is derived from William Augustus Pitt, one of the founders of the central town of the township, Tipton
Pittsburg Township, Mitchell County, Kansas
Pittsburg_Township,_Mitchell_County,_Kansas
British Army officer
of Londonderry 1775–1776 Succeeded by John Hale Preceded by Sir William Augustus Pitt Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Horse (Carabiniers) 1780–1788 Succeeded by
John Irwin (British Army officer)
John_Irwin_(British_Army_officer)
British Army general
Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland William Augustus Dean Pitt (1833–8 November 1890) m. 11 June 1863 Anne Isabella Lloyd Gellibrand
George_Dean_Pitt
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1855–1927 St George Lane Fox-Pitt 1856–1932 William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt b. 1858 Douglas Fox-Pitt 1864–1922 Marcia Pelham
Baron_Darcy_of_Chiche
1813. pp. 458–459. "No. 16747". The London Gazette. 3 July 1813. p. 1273. William A. Shaw and G. D. Burtchaell, The Knights of England, volume I (London
List of knights companion of the Order of the Bath
List_of_knights_companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
of Mornington later 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842) William Augustus Pitt (1728–1809) William Ponsonby (1744–1806) James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden
List of Privy Counsellors of Ireland
List_of_Privy_Counsellors_of_Ireland
Election in Great Britain
The 1784 British general election resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain
1784_British_general_election
Cambridge: William Pitt the Younger (1784–1806) Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1811–1831) Oxford: Robert Peel (1817–1829) William Ewart Gladstone
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by education
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_education
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
reduce the King's prerogatives, and tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade William Pitt the Elder to accept the office of prime minister. After a brief illness
George_III
British Army general
of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1764–1770 Succeeded by William Augustus Pitt Preceded by Hon. Henry Seymour Conway Colonel of the 4th Regiment
Benjamin Carpenter (British Army officer)
Benjamin_Carpenter_(British_Army_officer)
English painter
draughtsman, and assistant to General Augustus Pitt Rivers between 1882-1890. He was the first child of farmer William Stephen Tomkin (Snr) and Elizabeth
William_Tomkin
British politician (1760–1844)
and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a close friend of the William Pitt the Younger. He married Lady Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (1761–1808),
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
George_FitzRoy,_4th_Duke_of_Grafton
Peerage title in Ireland
Alexander Edward Lane Fox-Pitt-Rivers 1855–1927 St George Lane Fox-Pitt 1856–1932 William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt b. 1858 Douglas Fox-Pitt 1864–1922 Marcia Pelham
Viscount_Lanesborough
Progeny of British king
legitimate progeny of their own. Three of their sons, George IV, William IV, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, became monarchs themselves. Moreover, two
Descendants_of_George_III
2008 film by Saul Dibb
as The Right Honourable Charles James Fox Sebastian Applewhite as Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet Calvin Dean as Devonshire House Servant Emily Jewell
The_Duchess_(film)
British Army officer and politician (1718–1778)
Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1763 to 1778. He was born the youngest son of William Harvey and Mary (née Williamson) and educated at Westminster School (1727–35)
Edward Harvey (British Army officer)
Edward_Harvey_(British_Army_officer)
Name list
Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900), English officer in the British Army, ethnologist, and archaeologist Augustus Roberts, Canadian politician Augustus I
Augustus_(given_name)
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
made many friends, including the more studious future Prime Minister William Pitt. Despite his lifestyle and lack of interest in studying, he managed to
William_Wilberforce
Election in Great Britain
Rockingham had collapsed, resulting in the King, George III appointed William Pitt, subsequently created the Earl of Chatham as Prime Minister. George III
1768_British_general_election
Colonial government appointed conciliator, remover and Protector of Aborigines
– George Augustus Robinson". Pitt Rivers Museum. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019. "Truggernana". Pitt Rivers Museum
George_Augustus_Robinson
Commons William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 2 April 1783 18 December 1783 Home Secretary 11 July 1794 30 July 1801 William Pitt the Younger
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by experience
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_experience
1761 battle of the Seven Years' War
and the Raid on Cherbourg (1758), pioneered by the Southern Secretary William Pitt. While the practical success of these was limited, they caused serious
Capture_of_Belle_Île
Armistice between France and Hanover
encouraged to disavow the treaty. Under pressure from Frederick the Great and William Pitt, the convention was subsequently revoked and Hanover re-entered the war
Convention_of_Klosterzeven
British civil servant and diplomat
William Augustus Henry Fawkener (28 December 1747 – 26 July 1811) was a British civil servant and diplomat. William Fawkener was born late in 1747, one
William_Augustus_Fawkener
Biography of famous people in history
32: Walford Davis Green - William Pitt Earl of Chatham and the Growth and Division of the British Empire 1708-1778 (1901) - Pitt the Elder No. 33: Arthur
Heroes_of_the_Nations_series
British statesman (1738–1809)
leadership of Charles James Fox and joined with William Pitt the Younger in the wake of the French Revolution. William Henry, Lord Titchfield, was born on 14 April
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
Loughborough Pearson Frederick Thomas Pilkington William Pitt Demetri Porphyrios George Fellowes Prynne Augustus Pugin James Renwick Jr. Thomas Rickman James
List of Gothic Revival architects
List_of_Gothic_Revival_architects
English barrister and Member of Parliament
the peerage. He followed the same political line as Townshend, backing William Pitt the Younger and voting against the Fox-North coalition. He is only reported
William Selwyn (MP for Whitchurch)
William_Selwyn_(MP_for_Whitchurch)
General Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield (31 December 1750 – 26 January 1813) was a senior British Army officer. Heathfield was a soldier
Francis Augustus Eliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield
Francis_Augustus_Eliott,_2nd_Baron_Heathfield
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757
as First Lord until May 1757 in an administration effectively run by William Pitt. Devonshire's administration secured increased money for the war, troops
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William_Cavendish,_4th_Duke_of_Devonshire
Painting by Pompeo Batoni
joined the Chatham ministry. Due to the continued illness of its leader William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, he effectively served as its head for much of the
Portrait of the Duke of Grafton
Portrait_of_the_Duke_of_Grafton
Scottish American merchant
2000. Brown, Peter Douglas. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: The Great Commoner. George Allen & Unwin, 1978. Bickley, Augustus Charles (1888). "Cumming, Thomas"
Thomas_Cumming
Senzangakhona kaJama, King of the Zulu (1781–1816) State of Muskogee – William Augustus Bowles, Director General of Muskogee (1799–1803) United States Head
List_of_state_leaders_in_1800
Coalition government in Great Britain 1783
other ministry could be formed at this stage despite several offers to William Pitt the Younger. Consequently, the King declined to provide the government
Fox–North_coalition
Village in Wiltshire, England
000 ha) estate was inherited by a cousin, Augustus Lane-Fox, who also adopted the Pitt Rivers name. Augustus Pitt Rivers had a long military career, retiring
Tollard_Royal
Study of human activity in the distant past
archaeological societies by palaeoarchaeology were Augustus Pitt Rivers and Edward Burnett Tylor. Evans, Pitt Rivers, and John Lubbock all promoted interest
Palaeoarchaeology
British Army officer and politician
February, he resigned, with the bulk of those who had been Pitt's friends. With the death of Pitt and the formation of the Ministry of All the Talents in
Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
Henry_Phipps,_1st_Earl_of_Mulgrave
Government of Great Britain
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
Chatham_ministry
1799–1815 historical period
Kingdom of Great Britain: King George III (1760–1801), Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger (1793–1801) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland:
Napoleonic_era
Street in the City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Cloete. The hospital became King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers. Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900), lived at No. 4, commemorated with a blue plaque
Grosvenor_Gardens
1758 battle
North America, 1754–1766. Faber and Faber. Brown, Peter Douglas (1978). William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: The Great Commoner. George Allen & Unwin. Dull, Jonathan
Capture_of_Gorée
British peer and army officer
estates were inherited by a second cousin, Augustus Lane-Fox, who adopted the surname of Pitt Rivers/Pitt-Rivers in consequence. In 1881 his widow married
Horace Pitt-Rivers, 6th Baron Rivers
Horace_Pitt-Rivers,_6th_Baron_Rivers
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782
ministry and became a Privy Counsellor. As Pitt was constantly ill, the government was effectively run by Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, with North
Frederick_North,_Lord_North
Princess of Wales (1719–1772)
to marry Princess Louisa Ulrika, eldest unmarried daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia. A marriage alliance between Great Britain and Prussia had
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Princess_Augusta_of_Saxe-Gotha
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1827
of the Forces (1800–1801) and Treasurer of the Navy (1804–1806) under William Pitt the Younger. Canning was foreign secretary (1807–1809) under the Duke
George_Canning
1991 play by Alan Bennett
Charlotte Michael Fitzgerald as the Prince of Wales Julian Wadham as William Pitt Anthony Calf as Captain Fitzroy Daniel Flynn as Captain Greville Charles
The_Madness_of_George_III
British Army officer (1725–1758)
Brigadier-General George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe (c. 1725 – 6 July 1758) was a British Army officer. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
George_Howe,_3rd_Viscount_Howe
prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was William Pitt the Younger at its creation on 1 January 1801. The first to use the title
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760
George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George_II_of_Great_Britain
English peer and politician (1705–1774)
frustrated in his bid to become Prime Minister by that of Pitt's younger son William Pitt the Younger who held the office for twenty years continuously
Henry_Fox,_1st_Baron_Holland
English landowner
Improvement (1794), by William Pitt (1749–1823). He also contributed substantially to An Arrangement of British Plants (1796) by William Withering. Sneyd was
John_Sneyd
Archaeological relative dating method based on linking pottery styles to time periods
Egyptology. Flinders Petrie, the younger contemporary of archaeologist Augustus Pitt Rivers, was meticulous in his excavations and recorded every artifact
Sequence_dating
English aristocratic family
(1751–1800) Harriet Villiers (1680–1736) William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) (Prime Minister) William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) (Prime Minister)
Villiers_family
to 1766 Wentworth, South Yorkshire England William Pitt 1766 to 1768 Westminster, London England Augustus FitzRoy 1768 to 1770 London England Frederick
List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by birthplace
List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_birthplace
British politician and diplomat (1771–1840)
December 1805), a dispatch that is said to have hastened the death of William Pitt the Younger (23 January 1806). After his recall from Austria, he was
Arthur_Paget_(diplomat)
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1782 to 1783
Shelburne went into Opposition where he continued to associate with William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. They were both critical of the policies of the
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William_Petty,_2nd_Earl_of_Shelburne
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