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  1. Alma mater. Trinity College, Cambridge. University of Glasgow. Signature. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne PC, PC (Ire), FRS (15 March 1779 – 24 November 1848) was a British Whig politician who served as the Home Secretary and twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Some sources indicate that his full name was Henry William Lamb.

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  2. Mar 15, 2013 · William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne Whig 1834 to 1834, 1835 to 1841 ... before joining the House of Lords on his father’s death. He was Secretary for Ireland from 1827 to 1828, and Home ...

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  4. William Lamb, the second Lord Melbourne and Viscount Melbourne was born on the 15th March 1779 in London. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and in Glasgow. For a time he entertained the idea of joining the legal profession, but instead became the Whig MP for Leominster in 1805.

  5. Lamb served in the position under Canning, Goderich, and Wellington, gaining valuable political and administrative experience. In 1828, the death of the elderly Viscount Melbourne would bestow the title, and hereditary peerage, from which point Lamb became Lord Melbourne. When Lord Grey became Prime Minister in 1830, he sought a mix of ...

  6. Jun 8, 2018 · The English statesman William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), served as prime minister in 1834 and from 1835 to 1841. He was the stern suppressor of early trade unionism and the political mentor of the young Queen Victoria. Lord Melbourne was a member of the small aristocratic oligarchy which dominated English society and politics in ...

  7. illiam Lamb, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne and Queen Victoria 's first Prime Minister , was born in 1779. His family was part of the aristocratic Whig society that reached a peak in the late 1700s. Its members reveled in non-stop politics, partying, gambling, and infidelity. His father, who embraced only the more disreputable Whig interests, was ...

  8. Mar 2, 2022 · William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (21 March 1779 – 24 November 1848) was a British Whig politician who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, who was still a teenager when she ascended the throne. After leaving office, he served as Home Secretary ...

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