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second marquis of rockingham

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Wat⋅son-Went⋅worth

[wot-suhn-went-wurth]
–noun
Charles, 2nd Marquis of Rock⋅ing⋅ham [rok-ing-uhm] , 1730–82, British statesman: prime minister 1765–66, 1782.
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Rock·ing·ham   (rŏk'ĭng-əm, -həm)   
British politician who served as prime minister (1765-1766 and 1782), repealed the Stamp Act (1766), and favored American independence.
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