William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Tags: Prime Minister.

William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne usually referred to as Lord Melbourne PC FRS (15 March 1779 – 24 November 1848) was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841). He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria at ages 18–21 in the ways of politics.

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active years end date

1834-07-16, 1834-11-14, 1835-04-18, 1841-08-30

active years start date

1830-11-22, 1834-07-16, 1834-11-14, 1835-04-18, 1841-08-30

alma mater

Trinity College Cambridge

birth date

1779-03-15

death date

1848-11-24

death place

Hertfordshire, Brocket Hall

monarch

Queen Victoria, William IV of the United Kingdom

order in office

Leader of the Opposition, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Home Secretary of the United Kingdom

party

Whigs (British political party)

prime minister

Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey

religion

Church of England

spouse

Lady Caroline Lamb

successor

Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, John Ponsonby 4th Earl of Bessborough, John Russell 1st Earl Russell