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Rockingham, Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of
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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).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rockingham, Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rockingham-charles-watson-wentworth-marquis-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rockingham, Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rockingham-charles-watson-wentworth-marquis-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.