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  2. Though a Whig, he accepted the post of Chief Secretary for Ireland in the moderate Tory governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich on 29 April 1827. Upon the death of his father in 1828 and his becoming the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, of Kilmore in the County of Cavan, he moved to the House of Lords.

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  3. 18 Apr 1835 - 30 Aug 1841. Length of tenures. 6 years, 255 days. Party. Whig Party. Spouse. Lady Caroline Ponsonby. Born. 15 Mar 1779. Birth place. London, England. Died. 24 Nov 1848 (aged 69 years) Resting place. St Etheldreda’s Church, Hatfield. About The Viscount Melbourne.

  4. All five titles became extinct on his death in 1853. The Honourable George Lamb, fourth and youngest son of the first Viscount, was also a politician. Viscounts Melbourne (1781) Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne (1748–1828) Hon. Peniston Lamb (1770–1805) William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848)

  5. They were legally separated in 1825 and Caroline died in 1828. Their son had severe developmental delays and died in 1836. While serving as Chief Secretary for Ireland (and legally separated) Lamb had a romantic though possibly unconsummated relationship with Lady Branden of Dublin.

  6. Jan 28, 2024 · Died 24 Nov 1848 at age 69 in Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Problems/Questions. Profile last modified 28 Jan 2024 | Created 25 Mar 2015. This page has been accessed 7,109 times. Biography. William Lamb PC FRS was born in Middlesex, England. Sir William Lamb was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

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    • March 15, 1779
    • Caroline (Ponsonby) Lamb
    • November 24, 1848
  7. Type: Biography. Right from his London birth on 15 March 1779, at Melbourne House in Piccadilly, William Lamb, second Viscount Melbourne, was at the centre of Whig social circles.

  8. Died. 24 November 1848. (1848-11-24) (aged 69) Political party. Whig. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 177924 November 1848) was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . Lamb was elected to Parliament in 1806 as a member of the Whig party. Lamb served as Irish Secretary in the government.

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