Rockingham

[ rok-ing-uh m, ‐huh m ]

/ ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm, ‐həm /

noun

Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.

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Burke, on the other hand, and the Rockingham party generally were opposed to any change in the constitutional machinery.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
It survived long enough to ratify the final conclusion of the peace negotiations which the Rockingham cabinet had begun.
A History of England|Charles Oman
I refer to the coalition between the friends of the late marquis of Rockingham and the noble commoner in the blue ribbon.
Four Early Pamphlets|William Godwin
The King, reluctantly and ungraciously, consented to accept Rockingham as first minister.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

To this Rockingham would not consent; he wanted Pitt to take office as his ally, not as his successor.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for rockingham

Rockingham

/ (ˈrɒkɪŋəm) /

noun

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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