Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham
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Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham (30 December 1715 – 26 February 1746) was an English nobleman and politician. He served as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Canterbury
from 1741 until 1745 when he succeeded to the earldom. He died the next year at the age of thirty.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1741 until 1745 when he succeeded to the earldom. He died the next year at the age of thirty.
Titles from birth to death
- The Hon. Thomas Watson (1715–1741)
- The Hon. Thomas Watson, MP (1741–1745)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rockingham (1745–1746)