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Rockingham

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Rockingham
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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When he heard that the Rockingham Cabinet was fatigued to death and at its wits' end, he exclaimed that it could not have been the length of the journey which had tired it.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
I only wish you could see my new hat and go with me, for Lord Rockingham promised to be there.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
 
 
 
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