William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British politician (1779-1848) · Politicians · Died at 69
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841.
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3 more1835Named Leader of the House of LordsOffice18 April 1835 to 30 August 1841Named Prime Minister of the United KingdomOffice18 April 1835 to 30 August 1841British General Election of 1835Candidate, The 1835 election brought the Conservative Party to power under Robert Peel and marked the emergence of modern party politics in Britain.Story: Recap.at CC BY-SA25K Wikipedia readers in the past year
4 more1834Named Leader of the House of LordsOffice16 July to 14 November 1834Named Prime Minister of the United KingdomOffice16 July to 14 November 18341830Named Home SecretaryOffice22 November 1830 to 16 July 18341827Named Chief Secretary for IrelandOffice29 April 1827 to 21 June 18281820Named Member of the 7th Parliament of the United KingdomOffice6 March 1820 to 2 June 18261779Born15 March 1779People around William
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Portrait of William Lamb by John Hoppner, 1796
Portrait of Lord Melbourne by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1805
A portrait of Melbourne by George Hayter in. 1838
Cartoon about the affair
Queen Victoria Riding Out by Francis Grant, 1840
Satire of the Bedchamber crisis by John Doyle, 31 December 1840
A plaque marking the burial of Melbourne at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield, in Hertfordshire, EnglandAwards
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He also held senior cabinet roles including Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Chief Secretary for Ireland (1827-1828), and led the House of Lords and the Opposition during key transitions in the early Victorian era.
