Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

British Whig statesman; Prime Minister of Great Britain

1730 CE to 1782 CE

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC, FRS (May 13, 1730 – July 1, 1782), styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Marquess of Rockingham in 1750, is a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

He becomes the patron of many Whigs, known as the Rockingham Whigs, and serves as a leading Whig grandee.

He serves in only two high offices during his lifetime (Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords), but is nonetheless very influential during his one and a half years of service.

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