Melbourne William Lamb Second Viscount 1779-1848 Born In London
England. Educated at Eton, Cambridge, and Glasgow. Entered Parliament,
1805; Irish secretary under Canning, 1827, and under Wellington, 1828;
and in 1830-1834 home secretary under Grey; for a few months in 1834,
prime minister. In 1835 again became prime minister and retained office
for six years; from 1837 to 1841 acted as adviser to the young Queen
Victoria. =Index=: (Lord Sydenham era) Becomes prime minister, 45; dismissed by the
king, 45; recalled to power, 46; weakness of his government, 47; his
estimate of Poulett Thomson, 6; resigns, 56; returns to office, 57;
Cabinet reorganized, 57. (Wilmot era) Negotiations re New Brunswick crown
lands, 37. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Biog.; Letters of Queen Victoria.