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Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham ( May 13, 1730 – July 1, 1782) was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Whig Prime Minister of Great Britain. A descendant of Thomas Wentworth, Charles was brought up at the family home of Wentworth Woodhouse near Rotherham in South Yorkshire. In 1746, he rode from Wentworth to Carlisle to join the Duke of Cumberland in pursuit of the " Young Pretender." Four years later, he was created Earl of Malton in the Peerage of Ireland, then acceded to his father's marquessate shortly thereafter. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Watson-Wentworth

John Wentworth Wentworth felt it was the British government's prerogative to pass any acts, right or wrong, concerning the colonies, and he told the provincial Assembly it was their duty to declare "their Obedience to the Authority of Parliament in all Cases." As governor, his job was to uphold that authority. Wentworth wanted to divide the province into five counties, thus sparing those living on the frontier the hardship of long trips to Portsmouth to conduct all their legal business. Wentworth seemed to have little affection for Harvard and could not even generate enthusiasm for commencement, one of the few great regional holidays in New England. www.seacoastnh.com /framers/wentworth.html

Wentworth Woodhouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The house was later the home of Watson-Wentworth's grandson Charles Watson-Wentworth, the 11th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It was commissioned in 1783 as a memorial to Charles Wentworth and was designed by John Carr. It was built in the mid-18th century allegedly to win a bet after Charles Wentworth claimed he could drive a coach and horses through the eye of a needle. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wentworth_Woodhouse

Rockingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The name Rockingham can refer to certain peers of England, notably to Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who served as UK Prime Minister. The vast estates of the Wentworths had passed to Edward's son, Thomas, who took the additional name of Wentworth, and then to his son, Thomas Watson Wentworth (c. The family of Watson was descended from Sir Lewis Watson (1584 - 1653), son and heir of Sir Edward Watson (died 1616) of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockingham

charles Charles, Prince Charles -- (the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)) 2. Grep of noun charles albert francis charles augustus emmanuel alexis charles henri maurice de tocqueville alfred charles kinsey alfred charles william harmsworth algernon charles swinburne charles charles' law charles's wain charles a. Charles, Charles River -- (a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston) Overview of noun charles The noun charles has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. www.beetfoundation.com /words/c/alt.charles.html

Welcome to Wentworth Village Charles became the 2nd Marquis of Rockingham and because of his inheritance, which had accumulated from several generations of well to do families, was now extremely wealthy, not only in terms of land but also in terms of money and income. Charles did marry but this marriage was also childless and on his death the property and fortune was inherited by his eldest sister Anne who had married William the 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam of Milton. Wentworth Woodhouse had many earlier residents than the Fitzwilliam family and it is true to say that the Fitzwilliams were comparative late comers in inheriting, through marriage, the house and estate. www.wentworthvillage.net /ghwoodhouse.shtml

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Wentworth William Charles Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of : as prime minister of Great Britain : successor to Rockingham as prime minister: Shelburne, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of : as prime minister of Great Britain : successor to Rockingham as prime minister: Pitt, William Wentworth, William Charles (1793-1872), Australian statesman, born on Norfolk Island, and educated in England at the University of Cambridge. encarta.msn.com /Wentworth_William_Charles.html

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden - Result for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden - Meaning of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden - Definition of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net '''Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden''' ( 1714 - 18 April 1794), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was a leading proponent of civil liberties in eighteenth century England. He continued steadfastly to oppose the taxation of the American colonists, and signed, in 1778, the protest of the House of Lords Lords in favor of an address to the George III of the United Kingdom King on the subject of the manifesto of the commissioners to America. Born in Kensington in 1714, he was a descendant of an old Devonshire family of high standing, the third son of Sir John Pratt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench in the reign of George I of Great Britain George I. www.mauspfeil.net /Charles_Pratt,%201st%20Earl%20Camden.html

Joseph Nollekens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nollekens enjoyed the patronage of George III and went on to sculpt a number of British political figures, including George III himself, William Pitt the Younger, Charles James Fox, and Charles Watson-Wentworth. Returning to England he became one of the most fashionable portrait sculptors in the country. He also made busts of a number of figures from the arts such as Laurence Sterne and Benjamin West. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Nollekens

COUNT6.HTM It was named in honor of Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquis of Rockingham, who was a leader of a party in the British Parliament which advocated American independence. It was named in honor of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and a principal secretary in William Pitt's second administration. In 1787 an act was passed which directed the courthouse to be erected on the land of Charles Mitchell on the east side of Big Rock House Creek. statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /NC/CNTYOUT/CNTYMAPS/COUNT6.HTM

Leslie Watson - Thomas Wentworth Phebe Watson was born in 1681 in of Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Mary Wentworth was born in 1568 in Loversall, Yorkshire, England. She was married to Charles Devens Osborne on (private). www.geocities.com /Heartland/Ranch/8882/d374.htm

Wikipedia: 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Whig politician, prime minister 1765-66 and 1782 (born 1730) Hyder Ali, Indian general, sultan of Mysore (born c 1722) www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/1/17/1782.html

Biographical Notes Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquise of Rockingham 1730 - 1782 The last earl's daughter, a great heiress, was mother by Charles Seymour, 6th duke of Sommerset, of Algernoon, 7th duke, who was summoned (by error) as Lord Percy in 1722 and created earl of Northumberland in 1740. The representatives of the earlier Percys had passed away through the daughters of Earl Thomas, beheaded in 1572, but his earldom of Northumberland created anew for him in 1537 had passed to his brother Henry, under a special remainder, and appears to have become extinct in 1670, though persistently claimed by James Percy, "the trunk-maker". kr.cs.ait.ac.th /~radok/discaust/BIOS4.HTM

GENUKI: Royalty Kings and Queens Index Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I. Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI. Charles, the last Duke of Burgundy, Count of Charolais. Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent. www.genuki.org.uk /big/royalty/index.html

Wentworth, North Carolina NC, town profile (Rockingham County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk The community was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, British prime minister Wentworth, NC Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, in the Greensboro-High Point metro area. At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wentworth was $18,071, compared with $21,587 nationally. www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19753

Charles Dickens Born on February 7th, 1812, Charles Dickens was to become the most famous and popular author of the 19th century. This all changed in 1824 when his father, who was always in financial trouble, was placed in debtors prison and Charles was forced to go to work in a boot-blacking factory at Hungerford Market for 6 shillings a week to support the family. This was a depressing and hard period of his life and one which shaped many of the plots of his novels. www.englandhistory.com /sections/people/writers/charlesdickens.htm

List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present) 437 ( inv 1638) Charles (Stuart), Duke of Cornwall. Son of Charles II and Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth. Son of Charles II and Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland. www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/garterlist.htm

ROCKINGHAM, 2nd marquess of Charles Watson-Wentworth was the son of the 1st Marquess of Rockingham, whose family was descended from the Watsons of Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, known as prominent Yorkshire Whigs. He received education at Eton and some sources say he went to St. John's College, Cambridge, but this cannot be substantiated. www.archontology.org /nations/england/bpm/rockingham.php

Rockingham Rockingham Whigs The Rockingham Whigs or Rockinghamite Whigs in Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, wh... Rockingham County, New Hampshire Rockingham County is a Belknap Rockingham, Vermont Rockingham is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,309. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/rockingham.html

CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, 2ND MARQUESS OF ROCKINGHAM - LoveToKnow Article on CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, 2ND MARQUESS OF ROCKINGHAM Charles Watson Wentworth was born in 1730 on the i9th of March (according to some, the 13th of May), and was educated at Westminster school and St Johns College, Cambridge. The barony of Rockingham, however, descended to a cousin, Thomas, father of the prime minister, a grandson of Edward, the 2nd baron (1630-1689), who had married Anne, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford. The family of Watson was descended from Sir Lewis Watson (1584-1653), son and heir of Sir Edward Watson (d. 29.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROCKINGHAM_CHARLES_WATSON_WENTWORTH_2ND_MARQUESS_OF.htm

Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - Charles Watson-Wentworth Rockingham's government was responsible for the repeal of the Stamp Act in February, 1766, inspired by protests in the colonies against the act that imposed duties on all official papers used in the colonies. Rockingham served with the support of the King and the Duke of Cumberland who had promoted his ministry to the King while Grenville was in office. Rockingham was the party leader of the Whigs under Newcastle, and became first lord of the treasury (prime minister) in July 1765 following Grenville's resignation. www.britannia.com /gov/primes/prime10.html

Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquess of --  Encyclopædia Britannica The first Charles who ruled over the French was Charlemagne, whose name means “Charles the Great.” His reign belongs to the history of western Europe rather than to any one of the separate kingdoms,... The paintings of Canadian artist Homer Watson are considered to be free of Old World influences, leading to his reputation as the first distinctively Canadian painter. A cousin of John Carroll, the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States, Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Md., on Sept. 19, 1737. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9063998

Watson Wentworth Charles: Data Archive When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead of mysterious causes, Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson must investigate the age-old rumors that a hound haunts the Baskerville estate and the eerie lands of the Dartmouth moors. Earl Poulett, First Lord of the Treasury (1713) Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer (1713) Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1713) Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough (1713) Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1714) John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland (1714) Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of... Edward Wortley Montagu Paul Methuen May 23, 1715 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (First Lord) Sir Richard Onslow (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Sir William St. Quintin Edward Wortley... www.csa-archive.com /Regional/Europe/UnitedKingdom/SocietyandCulture/History/Parliament/PrimeMinisters/WatsonWentworth,Charles

DHS » Blog Archive » The Stovegrate and I Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham ( link), was Prime Minister of Great Britain back in 1765 and he owned a racehorse called Whistlejacket. He lived in Wentworth Woodhouse (see here and here) where he comissioned a room especially for the picture of his racehorse painted by George Stubbs. My great, great, great, great grandfather’s company (Yates, Haywood and Co link) was comissioned to design a special fireplace for that room (which I think is the one in the background of this picture). dhs.neuropirate.com /2005/03/the-stovegrate-and-i

Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquess of Rockingham Biography / Profile of Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquess of Rockingham Biographies The English statesman Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), as prime minister and leader of the Whig opposition, advocated leniency toward the American colonies. Charles Watson-Wentworth was born on May 13, 1730. In 1745, at the age of 15, he ran away without parental permission to join the Duke of Cumberland's army, which was fighting against Prince Charles Edward Stuart, who was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender. www.bookrags.com /biography/charles-watson-wentworth

A Brief History of Richmond County, North Carolina In 1784 the name of the town was changed to Rockingham in honor of Charles Watson-Wentworth, second Marquis of Rockingham, and supporter of American independence. Richmond County was named for Charles Lennox, the third Duke of Richmond, who criticized the policy of the British toward the American colonies. Dockery Meeting House (which was the forerunner of Cartledge Creek Baptist Church) was chartered in 1774, Mt. Pleasant Methodist in 1780, First Methodist Church of Rockingham in 1786, Concord Methodist Church in 1787, and Zion Methodist Church in 1829. www.co.richmond.nc.us /history.htm

Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - Charles Watson-Wentworth Mason-Dixon Line is laid down by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two English surveyors. Czarina Catherine the Great of Russia declares freedom of worship. www.britannia.com /gov/primes/prime10.html

Rockingham County The new county was named for Charles Watson Wentworth, the Second Marquis of Rockingham, who served as Great Britain’s Prime Minister from 1765-1766 and in 1782. Action by the General Assembly in 1798 established the town of “Wentworth” at the county seat. In early North Carolina government was largely in the hands of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions composed of a “board” of Justices of the Peace appointed to the court by the Governor and, in later years, by the General Assembly. www.co.rockingham.nc.us /history.htm

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