Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville
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 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Dee'd | 28 Mey 1811 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 69)
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 |
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville, PC, FRSE (28 Apryle 1742, Edinburgh, Scotland – 28 Mey 1811, Edinburgh) wis a Scots advocate an Tory politeecian.
References
- ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1–20, 22
Pairlament o Great Breetain | ||
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Precedit bi Sir Alexander Gilmour |
Member o Pairlament for Midlowden 1774–1790 |
Succeedit bi Robert Dundas |
Precedit bi Sir Adam Fergusson |
Member o Pairlament for Edinburgh 1790–1802 |
Succeedit bi Charles Hope |
Legal offices | ||
Precedit bi Sir James Montgomery |
Soleecitor General for Scotland 1766–1775 |
Succeedit bi Alexander Murray |
Laird Advocate 1775–1783 |
Succeedit bi The Hon. Henry Erskine | |
Poleetical offices | ||
Precedit bi Isaac Barré |
Thesaurer o the Navy 1782–1783 |
Succeedit bi Charles Townshend |
Precedit bi Charles Townshend |
Thesaurer o the Navy 1784–1800 |
Succeedit bi Dudley Ryder |
Precedit bi The Laird Grenville |
Hame Secretar 1791–1794 |
Succeedit bi The Duke o Portland |
Preses o the Buird o Control 1793–1801 |
Succeedit bi The Viscount Lewisham | |
New office | Secretar o State for War 1794–1801 |
Succeedit bi Lord Hobart as Secretar o Statefor War an the Colonies |
Precedit bi James Stuart-Mackenzie |
Keeper o the Privy Seal o Scotland 1800–1811 |
Succeedit bi The 2nt Viscoont Melville |
Precedit bi The Yerl o St Vincent |
First Laird o the Admiralty 1804–1805 |
Succeedit bi The Laird Barham |
Academic offices | ||
Precedit bi The Yerl o Lauderdale |
Rector o the Varsity o Glesga 1781–1783 |
Succeedit bi Edmund Burke |
Precedit bi The Yerl o Kinnoull |
Chancellor o the Varsity o St Andras 1788–1811 |
Succeedit bi The Duke o Cambridge |
Honorar teetles | ||
Vacant Title last held by The Duke o Northumberland
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Custos Rotulorum o Middlesex 1793–1794 |
Succeedit bi Marquess o Titchfield |
Peerage o the Unitit Kinrick | ||
New creation | Viscount Melville 1802–1811 |
Succeedit bi Robert Dundas |