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Pitt Crawley

Elder son of Sir Pitt, a rigidly refined, pious, and ambitious politician who reforms the hall's discipline and inherits the baronetcy.

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Also known as Mr. Pitt, Mr. Crawley, Pitt Crawley, Young Pitt

First appearance: Crawley of Queen’s Crawley

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Mentioned as Sir Pitt's elder son, named after the 'heaven-born minister' Pitt.

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Pitt Crawley returns from Christchurch so fastidious he would starve rather than dine without a white neckcloth, and so proper he lectures servants over a missing tray. He stands in awe-inspiring contrast to his father's coarseness, yet shares the family's appetite for advancement—blushing when Becky dangles a peerage before him. As the respectable face of the Crawley name, he becomes the moral and social foil against which Becky's schemes are measured.

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Social climbers and soldiers
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Crawley of Queen’s Crawley
Mentioned as Sir Pitt's elder son, named after the 'heaven-born minister' Pitt.
Private and Confidential
Mentioned as reading sermons in the evening and being locked in his study or riding on county business.
IX: Family Portraits
Sir Pitt's eldest son, a prim and proper gentleman who reforms the household's discipline, speaks in trite platitudes, and is a religious enthusiast.
X: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
Mr. Crawley, the elder son, is impressed by Rebecca's supposed high breeding and piety, and he helps her with French and religious texts.
XI: Arcadian Simplicity
Sir Pitt's eldest son, a Methodist milksop who sets up a meeting house and looks to Parliament.
In Which Miss Crawley’s Relations Are Very Anxious About Her
Engaged to Lady Jane, he seeks to secure Miss Crawley's fortune and soul, aligning with Lady Southdown's religious and medical impositions.
James Crawley's Pipe Is Put Out
Manipulatively hosts James at Brighton, encouraging his drinking to expose his vulgarity and secure his own position with Miss Crawley.
The Subject Continued
Inherits Miss Crawley's fortune, responds graciously to Rawdon's letter, but declines to share the legacy.
A Cynical Chapter
Mentioned as the hypocritical nephew who inherited Miss Crawley's fortune, and to whom an express is sent after Sir Pitt's collapse.
XL: In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family
Becomes Sir Pitt after his father's death, takes over estate management, and asserts his authority over Lady Southdown.
XLIV: A Roundabout Chapter Between London and Hampshire
Mentioned as the son and heir, aloof and examining little Rawdon like a little dog does a big dog.
Gaunt House
Mentioned as the departed Sir Pitt Crawley, in whose time Rebecca was first introduced to Great Gaunt Street.

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