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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Lamb,_2nd_ViscountWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Wikipedia

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   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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3. www.museumofpm.org › prime-ministers › william-lambWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - Museum of the Prime ...

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   Learn about the life and career of the conservative Whig politician who served as Prime Minister twice in the 1830s and 1840s. Find out how he influenced the young Queen Victoria and why his government was defeated by Robert Peel.

4. www.gov.uk › william-lamb-2nd-viscount-melbourneHistory of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne - GOV.UK

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   Mar 15, 2013 · Learn about the life and career of the Whig Prime Minister who served in 1834-1835 and 1835-1841. Find out how he dealt with scandals, reforms, and Queen Victoria.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Lord-MelbourneLord Melbourne | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   In full: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne of Kilmore, Lord Melbourne, Baron of Kilmore, Baron Melbourne of Melbourne. (Show more) Born: March 15, 1779, London, England. Died: November 24, 1848, Brocket, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire (aged 69) Title / Office: prime minister (1835-1841), United Kingdom.

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   • Lord Melbourne was the British prime minister from July 16 to November 14, 1834, and from April 18, 1835, to August 30, 1841. He was Queen Victoria...
   • Lord Melbourne was born William Lamb, allegedly the second of six children of the 1st Viscount Melbourne and his wife. Lamb married Lady Caroline P...
   • William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) was educated at Eton College and at the University of Cambridge. He was called to the bar in 1804.
   • Lord Melbourne was permanently weakened by a stroke on October 23, 1842, and died six years later.

7. www.victorianweb.org › history › pmsWilliam Lamb, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779-1848

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   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.

8. www.encyclopedia.com › people › historyWilliam Lamb 2d Viscount Melbourne | Encyclopedia.com

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   Jun 8, 2018 · A biography of the British prime minister who served in 1834 and 1835-1841, and who was close to Queen Victoria. Learn about his background, political career, personality, and achievements.

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   Who was Lord Melbourne?

   • Bibliography Mitchell, L. G. , Lord Melbourne (Oxford, 1997). 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.

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   Why did Lord Lamb become Lord Melbourne?

   • 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.

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   Why did William Lamb marry Lady Caroline Ponsonby?

   • Born William Lamb, in 1805 he succeeded his elder brother as heir to his father’s title. Now known as Lord Melbourne, he married Lady Caroline Ponsonby. It was a marriage which was to cause him no small amount of grief. He first came to general notice for reasons he would rather have avoided, when his wife had a public affair with poet Lord Byron.

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   Did Lord Melbourne have a relationship with Queen Victoria?

   • Lord Melbourne also had a close relationship to the monarch. He was Queen Victoria’s first Prime Minister, and she trusted him greatly. Their close relationship was founded in his responsibility for tutoring her in the world of politics and instructing her in her role, but ran much deeper than this suggests.

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    Mar 2, 2022 · Learn about William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, a Whig politician who served twice as Prime Minister and mentored Queen Victoria. Find out his biography, achievements, marriages and legacy.