2nd Marquess of Rockingham

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf noble title
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:ancestor Watson_family
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:birthDate 1730-03-13
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Rockingham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_3rd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:contributedTo British_constitutional_development
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Stamp_Act
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on Whig ideology
gptkbp:deathDate 1782-07-01
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:France
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:founder gptkb:The_Whig_Party
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:historicalContext Preceding_the_French_Revolution
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influence on colonial policy
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Advocate_for_American_rights
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Leader of the opposition
gptkbp:historicalRole Key figure in 18th-century politics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Prime Minister to resign
First to propose reforms in Parliament
Impact_on_British_governance.
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
gptkbp:influence British_politics
gptkbp:influenced Taxation without representation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent Prime Ministers
gptkbp:involved Seven Years' War
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:American_colonies
gptkbp:legacy Political reform advocate
gptkbp:nickname The Marquess of Rockingham
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Stamp_Act_Congress
gptkbp:notableFeature Advocated for repeal of taxes
gptkbp:notableWork Political Reforms
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain
First Lord of the Treasury
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Whig
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
Liberalism
Advocated for civil liberties
Coalition government
Influence on future Whig leaders
Negotiation_with_American_leaders
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1st_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rockingham_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:successor 3rd Marquess of Rockingham
gptkbp:termEnd 1766-07-30
gptkbp:termStart 1765-07-30
gptkbp:title gptkb:Marquess_of_Rockingham