Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes
Lewis Thomas Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes (18 April 1754 – 21 June 1806), was a British Whig politician and peer.
George Watson (MP)
George Watson( 20 February 1768 – 17 June 1824) was a British Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes of Lees Court, Kent and his wife Grace, the daughter and coheiress of Hon. Henry Pelham of Esher Place, Surrey( later the Prime Minister) and educated at Eton College( 1780 – 85).
He was MP for Canterbury from 1800 to 1806 and appointed High Sheriff of Rutland for 1811 – 12.
He died unmarried aged 56.
He was buried at Rockingham, Northamptonshire.
Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham
Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham( c. 1714 – 4 November 1745) was a British peer, styled Viscount Sondes from 1722 to 1724.
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.
His father having predeceased his own father, Lewis inherited the earldom from his grandfather, Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, in 1724.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1737 to his death in 1745.
He was married to his first cousin Catherine, daughter of Sir Robert Furnese.
After he died in 1745, she remarried to Francis, Earl of Guildford.
Lewis Watson died childless and was succeeded by his brother, Thomas.
Lewis Watson (athlete)
Lewis Watson( June 25, 1895 – May 19, 1961) was an American athlete.
He competed in the men's individual cross country event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes
Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Sondes( 28 November 1728 – 30 March 1795), called Hon. Lewis Monson before 1746 and Hon. Lewis Watson from 1746 to 1760, was a British Whig politician and peer.
Sondes was the second son of John Monson, 1st Baron Monson, and Lady Margaret Watson, youngest daughter of Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham.
He was educated at Westminster School between 1737 and 1745.
He assumed the surname of Watson in 1746 after inheriting the estates of his cousin, Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham.
Watson afterwards went on the Grand Tour with his second cousin the Earl of Malton( later Marquess of Rockingham) and his third cousin Thomas Pelham.
While abroad in Europe in 1750, his third cousin once removed, the Duke of Newcastle, arranged for Watson to be returned in April as Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge in place of the Earl of Dalkeith, who had died.
That autumn, the three kinsmen visited Hanover, where Newcastle presented them, together with Viscount Downe and three other young Englishmen, to George II of Great Britain, who was holding court in the Electorate.
The king was not pleased and snubbed the party when they were presented.
On 12 October 1752, he married his third cousin Grace Pelham( d. 30 July 1777), the third surviving daughter and co-heiress of Prime Minister Henry Pelham, Newcastle's brother.
They had four sons:
In February 1754, his father- in- law procured for him the lucrative sinecure of auditor of the imprests, in succession to William Benson.
The by-election that followed his appointment was not contested.
In the 1754 general election that spring, Newcastle had him returned for Boroughbridge again; Watson also led the poll in Kent, where he and Robert Fairfax stood as Whigs and defeated Sir Edward Dering, one of the sitting Tory members.
Watson chose to sit for Kent.
However, he aspired to the House of Lords, as he enjoyed the estates of the extinct earldom of Rockingham and could well afford to support a title.
Nor did he wish to stand for the county again.
Newcastle pressed his claims strongly on the King, and was ultimately successful: Watson was created Baron Sondes, of Lees Court in the Peerage of Great Britain on 22 May 1760 and vacated his seat in the Commons.
In 1785, the office of auditor of the imprests was abolished, and he received an annuity of £ 7,000 a year for life in compensation.
He died on 30 March 1795 and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Lewis Watson.
Sondes was buried at Rockingham, Northamptonshire.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Lewis Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes
Lewis Richard Watson, 3rd Baron Sondes (24 May 1792 – 14 March 1836), styled Hon.
Lewis Watson until 1806, was an English peer.
His legal struggle with his former tutor over the occupation of the rectory of Kettering led to the case of "Fletcher" v. "Lord Sondes", in which the House of Lords declared that bonds of special resignation were simoniacal.
After extensive litigation, he succeeded in instituting his younger brother in the rectory.
The eldest son of Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes, and his wife Mary
, he succeeded his father in the peerage in 1806.
On 1 February 1810, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1814, Sondes presented his tutor, William Brice Fletcher, to the rectory of Kettering, of which he held the advowson.
Fletcher entered into a bond with Sondes that he should resign the rectory when either of Sondes' younger brothers became capable of accepting a benefice.
Sondes requested Fletcher's resignation in 1820 for the purpose of presenting his younger brother Henry; Fletcher, who had expected Sondes to find another benefice for him, refused, and Sondes successfully sued him for non-compliance.
Fletcher appealed the verdict up to the House of Lords; in 1827, on judicial advice, they reversed the verdict and declared the bond to be simoniacal.
Bonds of general resignation, where the appointee to a benefice bonded himself to resign whenever called upon by a patron to do so, had been held to be simoniacal in the case of "Bishop of London" v. "Ffytche".
However, bonds of special resignation, like that signed by Fletcher, were thought to have been legal and were frequently used until "Fletcher" v. "Lord Sondes" was decided.
Parliament subsequently passed legislation indemnifying existing bondholders and legalizing bonds of special resignation under certain regulated terms.
As the presentation of Fletcher had been adjudged simoniacal, it was held to be void and the right to make the next presentation fell to the Crown; the King presented Henry Watson to the rectory.
On 20 December 1830, Sondes was commissioned first major in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
He was present to give homage in person at the coronation of William IV in 1831.
He died unmarried in 1836 and was succeeded by his brother George.
An obituarist recalled his dislike of sentiment and cant, and his aversion to women, employing manservants instead of housemaids at Rockingham Castle.
Rupert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton
( Joseph) Rupert Eric Robert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton( 22 January 1924 – 8 August 2003), DL, of Houghton Hall in the parish of Sancton, Yorkshire, was a British soldier, landowner and racehorse owner who served as Senior Steward of the Jockey Club( 1982- 5).
George Milles, 4th Baron Sondes
George John Milles, 4th Baron Sondes( 20 January 1794 – 17 December 1874), styled Hon. George Watson until 1820 and Hon. George Milles from 1820 to 1836, was an English peer.
George was the second son of Lewis Watson, 2nd Baron Sondes, and his wife Mary Milles.
On 17 October 1811, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford.
He purchased a cornetcy in the Royal Horse Guards on 15 December 1812.
He purchased a lieutenancy on 24 March 1814, and fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
He retired from the army in May 1816.
George changed his surname to Milles, that of his mother's family, on 27 December 1820, in accordance with the will of his grandfather Richard Milles.
He inherited Milles' estate at North Elmham.
He was commissioned a captain in the 2nd Regiment of Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry on 27 June 1826.
In 1830, he served as High Sheriff of Norfolk.
On 31 March 1831, he was promoted to major in the Norfolk Yeomanry.
He succeeded his brother in the peerage on 14 March 1836.
On 20 September 1836, he was commissioned a captain in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, and resigned his commission in the Norfolk Yeomanry in April 1838.
He was present to give homage in person at the coronation of Queen Victoria in June 1838.
Sondes was a shareholder in the Faversham Public Rooms Company, which was wound up in 1871.
He died on 17 December 1874 and was succeeded by his eldest son George.

Question: What is the date of birth of Lewis Watson, 3Rd Baron Sondes's father?
Answer: 18 April 1754