ROCKINGHAM, CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, MARQUIS OF

ROCKINGHAM, CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, MARQUIS OF
   statesman, of no great ability; succeeded to the title in 1750; opposed the policy of Bute, and headed the Whig opposition; in 1762 became Prime Minister, and acted leniently with the American colonies, repealing the Stamp Act; was a bitter opponent of North's American policy of repression; held the Premiership again for a few months in 1782 (1730-1782).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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