William Pitt

Author

– 1840

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Who was William Pitt?

William Pitt was an English ship-builder who was the Master Attendant at Jamaica Dockyard, and later of Malta. His amusing poem of "The Sailor's Consolation" is in many collections credited to Charles Dibdin.

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Nationality
  • England
Died
1840

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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