Birth of Henry Melville Dundas1742
Birth of Henry Melville Dundas
Historical person
Henry Melville Dundas Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Melville Dundas, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
16 records1742–181114 events2 places
Chronological biography
1742
1766
Solicitor General1766
Appointed Solicitor General of Scotland
1774
Member of Parliament1774
Elected Member of Parliament for Midlothian
1775
Lord Advocate1775
Appointed Lord Advocate
1782
Privy Council1782
Appointed Privy Councillor
Treasurer Navy1782
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy, 1st term
1784
Election1784
Wins the Tories 22 of the 45 Scottish seats
Treasurer Navy1784
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy, 2nd term
1791
Home Secretary of Great Britain1791
Appointed Home Secretary
1794
Secretary of State1794
Appointed Secretary of State for War
1802
Election1802
Manages the election winning 43 Tory seats in Scotland to 2 Whigs
Peerage1802
Created Viscount of Melville
1804
First Lord of Admiralty1804
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
1805
Impeachment1805
Resigns after being impeached when aware that a friend was abusing public funds
Resignation of Henry Melville Dundas1805
Resigns after being impeached when aware that a friend was abusing public funds
1811
Death of Henry Melville Dundas1811
Death of Henry Melville Dundas
Titles and roles
Viscount · Viscount · First Lord of Admiralty · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Lord Advocate · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Midlothian · Viscount · Member of Privy Council · Viscount · Secretary of State for War · Viscount · Solicitor General · Viscount · Treasurer Navy
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.