Rockingham,Second Marquis of

Rockingham,Second Marquis of
Rock·ing·ham (rŏkʹĭng-əm, -həm), Second Marquis of Title of Charles Watson-Wentworth. 1730-1782.
British politician who served as prime minister (1765-1766 and 1782), repealed the Stamp Act (1766), and favored American independence.

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