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In 1815, he was made Baron Melbourne, of Melbourne in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] He was succeeded by his son, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne , who was a noted Whig politician and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1834 and 1835–1841.
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.
Mar 15, 2013 · 15 March 1779, London. Died. 24 November 1848, Brocket, Herts. Dates in office. 1834 to 1834, 1835 to 1841. Political party. Whig. Major acts. Dissenters' Marriage Bill 1836: legalised civil...
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. Lord Melbourne resembles an 18th Century prime minister more than a 19th Century one.
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.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 1779 – 24 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. Lamb became Lord Melbourne when his father died. His family home was in Melbourne in Derbyshire.
Jun 8, 2018 · Melbourne, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848). Prime minister. Melbourne was such an agreeable man—perhaps the most pleasant prime minister since Lord North —that it is not easy to form a detached judgement.
