# Lord Chatham — The American Crisis character guide

> Lord Chatham in The American Crisis by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lord Chatham

**First appearance:** 0009-the-crisis-vii-to-the-people-of-england

## Who they are

British statesman who sympathized with American grievances.

## In the story

### [The Crisis VIII: Address to the People of England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_crisis_se/chapters/the-crisis-viii-address-to-the-people-of-england)

Mentioned as a figure who would have failed had he taken power, and whose survivors continue the same mistaken course.

### [The Crisis XII: To the Earl of Shelburne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_crisis_se/chapters/the-crisis-xii-to-the-earl-of-shelburne)

Mentioned as sharing Shelburne's opinion on American independence.

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