Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC, FRS (13 May 1730 – 1 July 1782; styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount...
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The Rockingham Whigs (or Rockinghamites) in 18th-century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham...
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was rebuilt by Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham (1693–1750), and vastly expanded by his son, the 2nd Marquess, who was twice Prime Minister...
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Marquess of Rockingham, in the County of Northampton, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1746 for Thomas Watson-Wentworth...
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Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, KB, PC (I) (13 November 1693 – 14 December 1750) of Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire was a British...
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created Rockingham County from a northern portion of Guilford County on December 29, 1785. It was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham...
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Mary Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham (née Liddell, later Bright; 1735 – 19 December 1804) was the wife of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess...
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was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782. Rockingham's administration...
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William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (redirect from William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam)
In 1782 he inherited the estates of his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, making him one of the richest people in Britain. He...
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Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, a British statesman (1730–1782). He was Prime Minister of Great Britain twice, and a keen supporter of constitutional...
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Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. Wentworth is the county seat of...
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Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 1760–1761: Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester 1760–1762: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 1760–1761:...
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1769. Rockingham was identified in 1769 as one of five original counties for the colony. It is named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham...
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Watson-Wentworth, Marchioness of Rockingham (1735–1804), English wife of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Mary Watson Whitney (1847–1921), American...
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Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021. "History of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham - GOV...
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Newfoundland Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730–1782), Whig Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Charles Watson (Wisconsin legislator)...
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Keppel's Column (category Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham)
of the court-martialled Admiral Augustus Keppel after the Battle of Ushant. It was commissioned in 1773 by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham...
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York Minster (redirect from Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter in York)
(1610–1660) Richard Neile, Archbishop (1631–1640) Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, (1730–1782) John Farr Abbott, barrister (1756–1794)...
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Strafford was the ancestor of the prominent eighteenth-century statesman Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. Strafford had a daughter...
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Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale. March 27 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes...
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Rockingham may refer to: Marquess of Rockingham, a British title of nobility whose holders included: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham...
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Review. Vol. 1. 1782. The Most Honourable Charles Watson Wentworth. Disraeli, Benjamin (8 June 1855). "Prosecution of the War — Adjourned Debate (Sixth Night)"...
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Declaratory Act (redirect from Declaratory Act of 1766)
Acts Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham George Grenville The citation of this Act by this short title was authorized by section 1 of, and...
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John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1805) May 13 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1782)...
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Earl Fitzwilliam (redirect from Baron Fitzwilliam of Milton)
Watson-Wentworth (died 1769), daughter of Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and sister of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of...
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Stamp Act 1765 (redirect from Stamp Act of 1765)
as Englishmen but as men." Miller wrote of the Rockingham ministry, "Of all the Whig factions, the Rockinghams were most benevolent toward the colonies...
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Cragg Vale Coiners (category Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham)
in Halifax and shot him dead in Bull Close Lane. Charles Watson-Wentworth (the Marquess of Rockingham and former Prime Minister) was tasked with hunting...
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relationship with Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, assumed the governorship of New Hampshire the next year in 1767. Wentworth then retired...
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May 13 (category Days of the year)
wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1780) 1730 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great...
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1766 food riots (category Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham)
government of the Marquess of Rockingham implemented tax cuts on imported grain and prohibited exports in an attempt to lower the price of food. Rockingham's successor...
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