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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811)

  • Fame50.2
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3.6K
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Lived 1742–1811, aged 69
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    17 languages
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  • Era
    1742–1811
    Aged 69
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Updated 2026-08-18

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE, styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1791 to 1794 and First Lord of the Admiralty from 1804 to 1805. He was instrumental in the encouragement of the Scottish Enlightenment, in the prosecution of the war against France, and in the expansion of British influence in India.

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