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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801 and again from 1804 to 1806, taking office at the age of 24. Son of William Pitt the Elder, he restored the public finances after the American war, introduced income tax and led Britain against revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He brought about the union with Ireland in 1801 but resigned when George III blocked Catholic emancipation.
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