| Authorised form of name | Lamb; William (1779 - 1848); 2nd Viscount Melbourne |
| Dates | 1779 - 1848 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Melbourne House, Piccadilly, London, England |
| Date of birth | 15 March 1779 |
| Place of death | Melbourne, Derbyshire |
| Date of death | 24 November 1848 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Trinity College, Cambridge; Glashow University. MA (1799, Cambridge)
Career:
Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn (1804); MP for Leominster (1806); MP for Haddington Burghs (1806-1807); MP for Portarlington (1807-1816); MP for Peterborough (1816-1819); MP for Hertfordshire (1819-1826); MP for Newport, Isle of Wight (1827); MP for Bletchingley (1827-1828); Privy Councillor (1827); Chief Secretary for Ireland (1827-1828); Home Secretary (1830-1834); Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/02/1841 |
| Relationships | Son of Sir Peniston Lamb; succeeded as 2nd Viscount (1828); married (1805) Caroline, daughter of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, the Lady Caroline Lamb who became infatuated with Lord Byron; no children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA6585 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/16/145 | Copy of a letter from Lord Northampton to Lord Melbourne | July 1840 |
| IM/002608 | Lamb, William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne | nd |