At 34, Lady Hester married
Whig politician
William Pitt on 16 November 1754 at her home in
Argyle Street, London, by
Francis Ayscough under special licence. They had five children: •
Lady Hester Pitt (19 October 175520 July 1780), who married
Viscount Mahon, later the 3rd
Earl Stanhope, on 19 December 1774; three children, including the traveler and Arabist
Lady Hester Stanhope. •
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835), who married
The Hon. Mary Townshend; no issue. • Lady Harriet Pitt (18 April 1758 – 1786), who married
The Hon. Edward James Eliot, oldest son of the
1st Baron Eliot, in 1785; one child. •
Hon. William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806), who also served as prime minister; never married. • Hon. James Charles Pitt (176113 November 1780),
Royal Navy officer and died in
Antigua; never married. On 4 December 1761, she was created "Baroness Chatham", of
Chatham, in the County of
Kent", with remainder to her sons by William Pitt. Her husband was created
Earl of Chatham in 1766. ==References==