Charles Watson-Wentworth

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolution
Parliament of Great Britain
gptkbp:born May 13, 1730
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John_the_Baptist_Church,_Rockingham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_3rd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:Lord_North
gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkbp:contribution Support_for_American_colonies
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_British_governance
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Watson-Wentworth_family
gptkbp:died July 1, 1782
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in pre-Revolutionary America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Watson-Wentworth
gptkbp:influencedBy Whig leaders
gptkbp:influenceOn Later Whig politicians
gptkbp:involved Public policy
Economic policies
Legislative changes
Judicial reforms
Foreign relations
Political reforms
Social reforms
Taxation policies
Colonial policy
Constitutional changes
Military affairs
Trade_policies
British_government_reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Opposition_to_King_George_III
gptkbp:legacy Prominent Whig leader
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rockingham
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Stamp_Act
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mary,_Countess_of_Rockingham
gptkb:Thomas_Watson-Wentworth,_1st_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Opposition_to_the_Stamp_Act
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Liberalism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1754
1782
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Stuart,_3rd_Earl_of_Bute
gptkbp:relatedTo British_politics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Rockingham_Castle
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary,_Countess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:termEnd July 1766
gptkbp:termStart July 1765
gptkbp:title gptkb:Marquess_of_Rockingham