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(rŏk′ĭng-əm, -həm), Second Marquis of Title of Charles Watson-Wentworth. 1730-1782. British politician who served as prime minister (1765-1766 and 1782), repealed the Stamp Act (1766), and favored American independence.
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Rockingham
(ˈrɒkɪŋəm)n
(Biography) Marquess of, title of Charles Watson-Wentworth. 1730–82, British statesman and leader of the Whig opposition, whose members were known as the Rockingham Whigs; prime minister (1765–66; 1782). He opposed the war with the American colonists
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Noun | 1. | Rockingham - English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782) |
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