Henry Dundas Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Dundas, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1791–17943 events1 places

Chronological biography

1791

Home Secretary8 June 1791

Government / Government of Great Britain · Viscount · Home Secretary · London

Appointed Home Secretary

1792

Slavery2 April 1792

Government / Whig Party Government · Home Secretary of Great Britain

Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition

1794

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1794

Government / Whig Party Government · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary for War

Titles and roles

Home Secretary of Great Britain · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Viscount · Home Secretary

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.