Lewis Watson | |
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| Baron Rockingham | |
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| Reign | Charles I |
| Successor | Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham |
| Other titles | Baronet of Rockingham Castle |
| Born | Before 14 July 1584 Rockingham Castle |
| Baptised | 14 July 1584 Rockingham church |
| Died | 5 January 1653 (aged 68) |
| Buried | 12 January 1653 Rockingham church |
| Noble family | Watson |
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| Issue | with Eleanor:
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| Father | Sir Edward Watson |
| Mother | Anne Digby |
| Occupation | politician |
Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham (before 14 July 1584 – 5 January 1653) 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.