Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, styled The Honourable Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1739, Viscount Higham between 1739 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750, and the M
Portrait of the Marquess of Rockingham, c. 1768
Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire.
A young Rockingham
Lord Rockingham painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1768
George Grenville
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George Grenville was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, during the early reign of the young King George III. He served for only two years, and attempted to solve t
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
…gradually became the leader of those of Newcastle's supporters who were unwilling to reconcile themselves to the premierships of Bute and his successor, George Grenville. The king's dislike, as well as Grenville's general lack of parliamentary support, led to his dismissal in 1765, and, following negotiations conducted…
Portrait by William Hoare, 1764
Stowe House in Buckinghamshire, the political base of the Cobhamites; in 1749, ownership of the estate passed to Grenville's brother Richard.
Grenville served under British Prime Minister Lord Bute between 1762 and 1763 and later succeeded him.
Cartoon depicting the repeal of the Stamp Act as a funeral, with Grenville carrying a child's coffin marked "Miss America Stamp born 1765, died 1766" (The Skulls refer to the Scottish Rebellions of 1715 and 1745)