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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Henry Dundas
Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811).
Wikipedia | Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
External Pages About Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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UK National Archives
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
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Statements about
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Place of Birth
Dalkeith
Place of Death
Edinburgh
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
Date of Death
5/28/1811
1811
Date of Birth
4/28/1742
Member of Political Party
Tories
Educated At
University of Edinburgh
Royal High School
University of Edinburgh School of Law
Instance Of
Human
Member Of
Faculty of Advocates
The Poker Club
Given Name
Henry
Occupation
Jurist
Politician
Position Held
13 items
Home Secretary
(6/8/1791 - 7/11/1794)
Replaces
:
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
Replaced By
:
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Start Time
:
6/8/1791
End Time
:
7/11/1794
Member of the House of Lords
End Time
:
unknown value
President of the Board of Control
(1793 - 1801)
Replaces
:
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
Replaced By
:
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
Start Time
:
1793
End Time
:
1801
First Lord of the Admiralty
(1804 - 1805)
Replaces
:
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Replaced By
:
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
Start Time
:
1804
End Time
:
1805
Secretary of State for War
Replaced By
:
Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
Lord Advocate
(5/24/1775 - August 1783)
Replaces
:
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet
Start Time
:
5/24/1775
End Time
:
August 1783
Member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
14th Parliament of Great Britain
Electoral District
:
Midlothian
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
Member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
15th Parliament of Great Britain
Electoral District
:
Midlothian
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
Member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
16th Parliament of Great Britain
Electoral District
:
Midlothian
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
Member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
17th Parliament of Great Britain
Electoral District
:
Edinburgh
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
Member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain
Parliamentary Term
:
18th Parliament of Great Britain
Electoral District
:
Edinburgh
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
Member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1/1/1801 - 6/29/1802)
Parliamentary Term
:
1st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electoral District
:
Edinburgh
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Start Time
:
1/1/1801
End Time
:
6/29/1802
Member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
(7/5/1802 - 12/24/1802)
Electoral District
:
Edinburgh
Parliamentary Group
:
Tories
End Cause
:
Elevation to the House of Lords
Elected In
:
1802 United Kingdom General Election
Start Time
:
7/5/1802
End Time
:
12/24/1802
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Dundas, Henry (1742-1811) (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24469704
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:
Dundas, Henry, Viscount Melville
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q112789068
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Melville, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount
Noble Title
Viscount
Viscount Melville
(12/24/1802 - 5/28/1811)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:
1
Start Time
:
12/24/1802
End Time
:
5/28/1811
Baron Dunira
(12/24/1802 - 5/28/1811)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:
1
Start Time
:
12/24/1802
End Time
:
5/28/1811
Child
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Elizabeth Dundas
Anne Dundas
Montague Dundas
Work Location
London
Name in Native Language
Henry Dundas, 1. Viscount Melville
Archives At
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Father
Robert Dundas
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Spouse
Elizabeth Rennie
(8/16/1765 - )
Series Ordinal
:
1
Start Time
:
8/16/1765
Sex or Gender
Male
Family Name
Dundas
Mother
Anne Gordon
Image
Place of Burial
Lasswade, Old Parish Church And Churchyard
Depicted By
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, 1742 - 1811. Statesman
Creator
:
John Rising
Location
:
National Galleries Scotland
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Location
:
National Portrait Gallery
Creator
:
Unnamed
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, 1742 - 1811. Statesman
Henry Dundas (1742–1811), 1st Viscount Melville
Creator
:
John Hoppner
Location
:
Parliamentary Art Collection
Location
:
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Creator
:
David Martin
Jane, Viscountess Melville
(1793 - )
Series Ordinal
:
2
Start Time
:
1793
Start Time
:
4/2/1793
Replaced By
:
Henry Erskine
Portrait of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville
Creator
:
George Romney
Location
:
Davis Museum and Cultural Center
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