Chas am, William Pitt, first Earl of

(1708-1778). The "Great Commoner," who brought England "to a height of prosperity and glory unknown to any former age." He urged continually a conciliatory policy towards America, until it became apparent that the colonists would be satisfied with nothing le than independence. His broad outlook and unerring instinct in the choice of men were chiefly responsible for the triumphs of British policy at home and abroad. Sent Boscawen and Amherst to the capture of Louis bourg, and Wolfe and Saunders to victory at Quebec. Index : Dr Opposes Quebec Act, 65. Bib. : Almon, Anecdotes and Speeches of Chas am ; Rosebery, William Pitt ; Green, William Pitt, Earl of Chas am ; Correspondence of William Pitt with Colonial Governors , ed. by Kimball. See his letters and instructions to Wolfe, Saunders, and Amherst, in Doughty, Siege of Quebec , and Wood, Logs of Conquest of Canada .