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Early life: 1730–1751 Family and military career Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire.. A descendant of the 1st Earl of Strafford, Lord Rockingham was the second son of Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham and Lady Mary Finch, daughter of 7th Earl of Winchilsea, he was brought up at the family lavish home of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham in Yorkshire.
9 de may. de 2024 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham (born May 13, 1730—died July 1, 1782, London) was the prime minister of Great Britain from July 1765 to July 1766 and from March to July 1782. He led the parliamentary group known as Rockingham Whigs, which opposed Britain’s war (1775–83) against its colonists in North America .
131 more. Thomas Watson-Wentworth (1693–1750), 1st Marquess of Rockingham, Politician by Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667–1745), from St John's College, University of Cambridge.
When Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham was born on 13 May 1730, in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, his father, Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB, PC, was 36 and his mother, Lady Mary Finch-Hatton, was 28. He married Mary Liddell Bright on 26 February 1752, in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United ...
His second term, in 1782, set in process the end of the American War. He left a considerable impact on parliamentary politics, but his two premierships lasted less than two years in total, so he was not able to leave a considerable legacy as Prime Minister. Rockingham was born Charles Watson-Wentworth in May 1730 into an aristocratic family ...
25 de feb. de 2015 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, second Marquess of Rockingham, emerged as one of the leading opposition figures during George III’s reign but also managed to head two short administrations himself. He was born in May 1730 at the family seat of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham. His father, Thomas, had served as an MP, siding with the court Whigs ...
ROCKINGHAM, CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, 2nd Marquess of (1730–1782), twice prime minister of England, was the son of Thomas Watson Wentworth (c. 1690–1750), who was created earl of Melton in 1733 and marquess of Rockingham in 1746. The family of Watson was descended from Sir Lewis Watson (1584–1653), son and heir of S
