Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville, PC, FRSE (28 Apryle 1742, Edinburgh, Scotland – 28 Mey 1811, Edinburgh) wis a Scots advocate an Tory politeecian.
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The Richt Honourable The Viscount Melville PC FRSE | |
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville bi Sir Thomas Lawrence | |
First Laird o the Admiralty | |
In office Mey 1804 – Mey 1805 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Meenister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
Precedit bi | Yerl o St. Vincent |
Succeedit bi | Laird Barham |
Secretar o State for War | |
In office Julie 1794 – Mairch 1801 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Meenister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
Precedit bi | New Office |
Succeedit bi | Laird Hobart |
Preses o the Buird o Control | |
In office Juin 1793 – Mey 1801 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Meenister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington |
Precedit bi | Laird Grenville |
Succeedit bi | Viscoont Lewisham |
Hame Secretar | |
In office 8 Juin 1791 – 11 Julie 1794 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Meenister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
Precedit bi | The Laird Grenville |
Succeedit bi | The Duke o Portland |
Laird Advocate | |
In office 24 Mey 1775[1] – August 1783 | |
Monarch | George III |
Prime Meenister | Laird North Marquess o Rockingham Yerl o Shelburne Duke o Portland |
Precedit bi | Sir James Montgomery |
Succeedit bi | The Hon. Henry Erskine |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 Apryle 1742(1742-04-28) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Dee'd | 28 Mey 1811(1811-05-28) (aged 69) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Ceetizenship | Great Breetain |
Naitionality | Scots |
Poleetical pairty | Tory |
Spoose(s) | (1) Elizabeth Rennie (2) Leddy Jane Hope (dee'd 1829) |
Bairns | Robert Dundas, 2nt Viscoont Melville |
Alma mater | Varsity o Edinburgh |
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