Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, was an 18th-century British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and was known for his opposition to royal influence and support for American colonial grievances.

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instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Whig statesman
human
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1730-05-13
dateOfDeath 1782-07-01
educatedAt St John’s College, Cambridge
Westminster School
endTimeFirstTermAsPrimeMinister 1766
endTimeSecondTermAsPrimeMinister 1782
familyName Watson-Wentworth
father Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham
givenName Charles
hasNoChildren true
heldMilitaryRank colonel of the Royal Horse Guards
ideology constitutional monarchism
parliamentary supremacy
introducedPolicy Declaratory Act 1766
repeal of the Stamp Act
knownFor leading the Rockingham Whig faction
opposition to royal influence over Parliament
repeal of the Stamp Act 1765
support for American colonial grievances
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm George III
mother Lady Mary Finch
nobleTitle 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords
patronOf Edmund Burke
placeOfBirth Wentworth Woodhouse
Yorkshire
placeOfBurial York Minster
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Lords
Leader of the Rockingham Whigs
Prime Minister of Great Britain
predecessorInFirstTermAsPrimeMinister George Grenville
predecessorInSecondTermAsPrimeMinister Frederick North, Lord North
linked to: Lord North
religion Church of England
residence Wentworth Woodhouse
spouse Mary Bright
startTimeFirstTermAsPrimeMinister 1765
startTimeSecondTermAsPrimeMinister 1782
succeededByInMarquessate William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
successorInFirstTermAsPrimeMinister William Pitt the Elder
successorInSecondTermAsPrimeMinister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
supportedCause conciliation with the American colonies

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Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton precededBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton cooperatedWith Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham County, New Hampshire namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Lord North successor Marquess of Rockingham
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Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire officeHeldBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire officeHeldBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham Whig leader Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham Whig namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
English Whigs notableLeader Lord Rockingham
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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham nobleTitle 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford succeededBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Frederick North, Lord North succeededBy Marquess of Rockingham
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George Grenville replacedBy The Marquess of Rockingham
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Whistlejacket commissionedBy 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
subject linked to: Whistlejacket by George Stubbs
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Whistlejacket patron Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Whistlejacket ownerAtTimeOfCommission 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Rockingham County, Virginia namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham County namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Lord Shelburne predecessor Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham child Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Watson-Wentworth associatedTitle Marquess of Rockingham
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Watson-Wentworth notableMember Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham heldTitle 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne predecessor The Marquess of Rockingham
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Wentworth Woodhouse notableResident Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Lady Mary Finch motherOf Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Mary Bright spouse Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Mary Bright spousePositionHeld 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
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Rockingham, Vermont namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham County, North Carolina namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Rockingham, North Carolina namedAfter Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford succeededBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham