The Viscount Melbourne | |
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![]() Portrait of Lord Melbourne by John Partridge, 1844 | |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 18 April 1835 – 30 August 1841 | |
Monarchs | |
Preceded by | Robert Peel |
Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
In office 16 July 1834 – 14 November 1834 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Preceded by | The Earl Grey |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 30 August 1841 – October 1842 | |
Preceded by | Robert Peel |
Succeeded by | Lord John Russell |
In office 14 November 1834 – 18 April 1835 | |
Preceded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Succeeded by | Robert Peel |
Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 18 April 1835 – 30 August 1841 | |
Preceded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Wellington |
In office 16 July 1834 – 14 November 1834 | |
Preceded by | The Earl Grey |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Wellington |
Home Secretary | |
In office 22 November 1830 – 16 July 1834 | |
Preceded by | Robert Peel |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Duncannon |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
In office 29 April 1827 – 21 June 1828 | |
Preceded by | Henry Goulburn |
Succeeded by | Lord Francis Leveson-Gower |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1779 London, England |
Died | 24 November 1848 Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England | (aged 69)
Resting place | St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | |
Children | Stillborn child George Augustus Frederick A daughter |
Parents | |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | |
Signature | ![]() |
Henry 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.
His first premiership ended when he was dismissed by King William IV in 1834, the last British prime minister to be dismissed by a monarch. Five months later, he was re-appointed and served for six more years, into the reign of Queen Victoria. He is best known for coaching the Queen in the ways of politics, acting almost as her private secretary, and the political scandals that resulted from it. His legacy as prime minister was not favourable, as he had no great foreign wars or domestic issues to handle, and he was involved in several political scandals in the early years of Victoria's reign.
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