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About William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 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.
Everything about William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Leader of the Opposition, Home Secretary, Chief Secretary for Ireland
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- March 15, 1779
- Died
- November 24, 1848