Charles Watson Wentworth

Charles Watson Wentworth (1730-1782), Marquis of Rockingham, was British statesman, two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain, of no great ability. He succeeded to the title in 1750. He opposed the policy of Bute, and headed the Whig opposition. In 1762, he became Prime Minister, and acted leniently with the American colonies, repealing the Stamp Act. He was a bitter opponent of North's American policy of repression. He held the Premiership again for a few months in 1782.

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