Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham

Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1624. From 1621 to 1645 when he received his peerage he was known as Sir Lewis Watson, 1st Baronet. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War and for his services was created Baron Rockingham in 1645.

Occupation

politician

Position held

Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament

Born

1584, July 14, 1584

Died

1653, January 12, 1652