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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. [1] [2]
Lord Melbourne (born March 15, 1779, London, England—died November 24, 1848, Brocket, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire) was a British prime minister from July 16 to November 14, 1834, and from April 18, 1835, to August 30, 1841.
William Lamb, Lord Melbourne © Melbourne was a British statesman who was twice prime minister in the 1830s. William Lamb was born on 15 March 1779 in London, into an aristocratic Whig family....
Lord Melbourne played no significant political role after 1841. Though his last years were characterized by deteriorating health, a wistful longing for the Queen, and periods of melancholy, he also had the comfort of being surrounded by devoted friends and family.
Mar 15, 2013 · Biography. Viscount Melbourne had 2 lives – the first as the cuckolded husband in one of the most scandalous affairs of the 19th century, and the second as senior statesman and mentor to Queen...
Lord Melbourne resembles an 18th Century prime minister more than a 19th Century one. Though a Whig, he was a fundamentally conservative figure, and his premiership was largely an administrative one, with no bold initiatives.
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.
