Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham

British peer

  • Viscount Sondes
  • Baron Throwley
  • Baron Rockingham
Bornc. 1714Died4 December 1745(1745-12-04) (aged 30–31)Buried14 December 1745
Rockingham churchNoble familyWatsonSpouse(s)Catherine FurneseFatherEdward Watson, Viscount SondesMotherCatherine TuftonOccupationpolitician

Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham (c. 1714 – 4 December 1745) was a British peer, styled Viscount Sondes from 1722 to 1724.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c d Cokayne 1949, p. 58.
  2. ^ Sheppard 1980, pp. 117–166.
  3. ^ a b c Cokayne 1949, p. 59.
  4. ^ Newman 1970.
  5. ^ Wise 1891, p. 111.
  6. ^ 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.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Kent
1737–1745 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl of Rockingham
1724–1745 		Succeeded by


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