Lewis Watson | |
|---|---|
| Earl of Rockingham | |
| Coat of arms |  |
| 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 |
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]
- ^ a b c d Cokayne 1949, p. 58.
- ^ Sheppard 1980, pp. 117–166.
- ^ a b c Cokayne 1949, p. 59.
- ^ Newman 1970.
- ^ Wise 1891, p. 111.
- ^ Hasted 1798, pp. 499–531.