Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham (c. 1714 – 4 December 1745) was a British peer, styled Viscount Sondes from 1722 to 1724.[1]
Lewis Watson | |
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| Earl of Rockingham | |
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| Reign | George II |
| Predecessor | Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham |
| Successor | Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham |
| Other titles | |
| Born | c. 1714 |
| Died | 4 December 1745 (aged 30–31) |
| Buried | 14 December 1745 Rockingham church |
| Noble family | Watson |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Furnese |
| Father | Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes |
| Mother | Catherine Tufton |
| Occupation | politician |
He was born the eldest son of Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes and Lady Catherine Tufton, the daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish.[1]
His father having predeceased his own father, Lewis inherited the earldom from his grandfather, Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, in 1724.[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1737 to his death in 1745.[1]
He married his first cousin Catherine, daughter of Sir Robert Furnese. As part of the marriage settlement, he purchased a London house in Grosvenor Square and had it grandly decorated with marble tables, Persian carpets, mahogany panelling, silk damask hangings, and an organ.[2]
Watson died childless on 4 December and was buried on 14 December 1745 at Rockingham.[3] He was succeeded by his brother, Thomas.[4][5][3] His widow subsequently married, on 13 June 1751, as his third wife, Francis, Earl of Guildford, who died on 4 August 1790.[6] She died on 17 December 1766 and was buried at Wroxton.[3]
References
- Cokayne 1949, p. 58.
- Sheppard 1980, pp. 117–166.
- Cokayne 1949, p. 59.
- Newman 1970.
- Wise 1891, p. 111.
- Hasted 1798, pp. 499–531.
Sources
- Cokayne, G. E. (1949). White, Geoffrey H. (ed.). The Complete Peerage, or a History of the House of Lords and all its Members from the Earliest Times. Vol. 11. London: St Catherine Press. pp. 57–58.
- Hasted, Edward (1798) [1st pub. Canterbury: W Bristow:1798]. "Parishes: Ospringe". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol. 6. British History Online. pp. 499–531.
- Newman, A. N. (1970). "Watson, Hon. Thomas (1715-46)". In Sedgwick, Romney (ed.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. History of Parliament.
- Sheppard, F. H. W., ed. (1980) [1st pub. London: London County Council:1980]. "Grosvenor Square: Individual Houses Built before 1926". Survey of London. Vol. 40: The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (Buildings). British History Online. pp. 117–166.
- Wise, Charles (1891). Rockingham Castle and the Watsons. London: Elliot Stock. OCLC 902976023.