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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

1779 - 1848

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Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 1779 – 24 November 1848), was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841. He also held senior cabinet roles including Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Chief Secretary for Ireland (1827–1828), and led the House of Lords and the Opposition during key transitions in the early Victorian era. Melbourne’s first premiership ended when he was dismissed by King William IV in November 1834 — the last time a British monarch removed a sitting prime minister. He returned to office five months later and remained in power for six years, guiding Queen Victoria through her early reign and acting as a trusted advisor during her political initiation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is the 5,222nd most popular politician (down from 4,541st in 2019), the 1,175th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 918th in 2019) and the 226th most popular British Politician.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne was most famous for being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1834 to 1841.

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Among politicians, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ranks 5,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Red Cloud, Andrianampoinimerina, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Omurtag of Bulgaria, Fu Hao, and Adolph Joffe. After him are Bianca Cappello, Al-Muti, Willem Drees, Lucius Munatius Plancus, Tim Johnson, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

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Among people born in 1779, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ranks 8. Before him are Mustafa IV, Carl Ritter, Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Elizabeth Alexeievna, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, and Francis IV, Duke of Modena. After him are Adam Oehlenschläger, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Thomas Moore, Madeleine Sophie Barat, and Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily. Among people deceased in 1848, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ranks 17. Before him are Vissarion Belinsky, María Isabella of Spain, Nicolas Oudinot, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Khachatur Abovian, and Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. After him are Joseph Mohr, James Dunlop, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, Thomas Cole, and John Jacob Astor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ranks 1,175 out of 8,785. Before him are John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Matt Busby (1909), Adam Ferguson (1723), Mary Somerville (1780), Dylan Thomas (1914), and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594). After him are Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Bob Klose (1945), Andy Serkis (1964), Oldfield Thomas (1858), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), and Benedict Cumberbatch (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ranks 226. Before him are Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594). After him are Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Kenneth Clarke (1940), Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), William Hague (1961), and Reginald Johnston (1874).

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