Charles Watson-Wentworth
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Died when: 52 years 49 days (625 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC, FRS (13 May 1730 – 1 July 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) was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
He became the patron of many Whigs, known as the Rockingham Whigs, and served as a leading Whig grandee.He served in only two high offices during his lifetime (Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords) but was nonetheless very influential during his one and a half years of service.
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