Birth of William Lamb15 March 1779
Birth of William Lamb, son of the 1st Lord Melbourne
Historical person
William Lamb Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Lamb, based on 29 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
29 records1779–184827 events5 places
Chronological biography
1779
1806
Member of Parliament1806
Elected Member of Parliament for Northampton
1827
Irish Secretary1827
Appointed Irish Secretary, 1st term
1828
Peerage1828
Created Viscount Melbourne, 2nd
Resignation of William Lamb1828
Resigns after Wellington creates a Tory Government
Secretary of State for Ireland1828
Appointed Irish Secretary, 2nd term
1830
Home Secretary of Great Britain22 November 1830
Appointed Home Secretary in Lord Grey's government.
Swing Riots ResponseDecember 1830
Continues government action against Swing rioters after taking office as Home Secretary.
1834
Poor Law Amendment Act1834
The Poor Law Amendment Act reorganises relief through unions and workhouses.
Prime Minister of Great Britain18 April 1834
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Poor Law13 August 1834
Takes Poor Law administration away from Parish authorities to elected boards
Reform of Poor Relief13 August 1834
Takes Poor Law administration away from Parish authorities to elected boards. Provides workhouses for the destitute
Reform of Local Government9 September 1834
Reforms English Borough Government to reflect the shift of population into the cities
Dismissal13 November 1834
Dismissed by William IV for proposing further Church reform
1835
Prime Minister of Great Britain18 August 1835
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
1837
Succession1837
Victoria becomes a guide & mentor to the 18 year old Melbourne
1839
Confiscation-Opium1839
The Chinese Government confiscates 20,000 British crates of opium
Declaration of War1839
1st of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain
Invasion of Afghanistan1839
With Persia ruled by a pron, it may well have been the case that Britain was trying to install a pro-British leader in Afghanistan to prevent Russia from becoming the dominant power and threatening the North-West Frontier. The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja Government "against foreign interference and factious opposition"
European Guarantee19 April 1839
Accepts Britain's place among the five powers guaranteeing the Belgian settlement.
Neutrality19 April 1839
Melbourne's government accepts Britain's role in guaranteeing Belgian independence and perpetual neutrality.
Treaty of London19 April 1839
His government signs the final international settlement recognising Belgium and guaranteeing its permanent neutrality.
1840
Siege of Guangzhou1840
Palmerston sends 16 British warships to Guangzhou
1841
Election1841
Loses the General Election
Election Election Outcome1841
General election outcome recorded for William Lamb: Loses the General Election
Election Government1841
Government context for this general election: Loses the General Election
General Election - Election1841
Loses the General Election
Resignation of William Lamb1841
Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
1848
Death of William Lamb5 November 1848
Death of William Lamb, suffers a stroke
Titles and roles
Viscount · Viscount · Home Secretary · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Irish Secretary · Viscount · Member of Parliament for Northampton · Viscount · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Viscount · Secretary of State for Ireland
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.