Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

• Born: 28 April 1742
• Died: 27 May 1811

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 5 Privy Council 6 Parliamentary Seats

Known asEdit

• 1742-1802 Henry Dundas
• 1801-1811 The Viscount Melville

EducationEdit

• Royal High School, Edinburgh
• University of Edinburgh

OfficesEdit

• Solicitor-General for Scotland, 1766-1775
• Lord Advocate, 1775-1783
• Treasurer of the Navy, 1782-1783, 1783-1800
• Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1791-1794
• President of the Board of Control, 1793-1801
• Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1794-1801
• First Lord of the Admiralty, 1804-1805

Peerage TitlesEdit

• Viscount Melville and Baron Dunira, 1802

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1782

Parliamentary SeatsEdit

• Member of Parliament for Midlothian, 1774-1782, 1782-1790
• Member of Parliament for Newtown, 1782
• Member of Parliament for Edinburgh, 1790-1802

Preceded by: The Lord Grenville

Home Secretary 1791–1794

Succeeded by: The Duke of Portland