Henry Dundas

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Henry Dundas was an influential 18th-century Scottish lawyer and politician, a key ally of William Pitt the Younger who dominated Scottish politics and British imperial administration, particularly in India.

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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville 18
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish politician
human
lawyer
advocated gradual abolition of the British slave trade
canonizedIn Scottish political history of the 18th century
closeAllyOf William Pitt the Younger
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1742-04-28
dateOfDeath 1811-05-28
educatedAt High School of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
employer British government
ethnicGroup Scots
familyName Dundas
givenName Henry
hasPart political patronage system in Scotland
influenced British colonial policy in India
Scottish patronage networks
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Privy Council of Great Britain
linked to: Privy Council
nobleTitle Viscount Melville
notableAlumniOf University of Edinburgh
notableFor association with the delay of abolition of the British slave trade
dominance of Scottish politics in the late 18th century
influence over British imperial policy
role in administration of the East India Company
notableWork administration of British India
dominance of Scottish patronage system
management of British war effort against Revolutionary France
occupation barrister
politician
statesman
opposed immediate abolition of the British slave trade
placeOfBirth Dalkeith
Midlothian
Scotland
placeOfDeath Edinburgh
Scotland
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Home Secretary of Great Britain
linked to: Home Secretary

Lord Advocate
Member of Parliament
President of the Board of Control
Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for the Home Department
linked to: Home Secretary

Treasurer of the Navy
saidToBeTheSameAs 1st Viscount Melville
sexOrGender male
workLocation Edinburgh
London
linked to: London, England

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Treasurer of the Navy officeHeldBy Henry Dundas
Dundas Street namedAfter Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Dundas County namedAfter Henry Dundas
Viscount Melville associatedWith Henry Dundas
Viscount Melville hasFirstHolder Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Dundas hasNotableBearer Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Cape Dundas namedAfter Henry Dundas
Dundas family hasMember Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Dundas of Arniston hasMember Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Secretary of State for War and the Colonies positionHeldBy Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Baron Dunira hasTitleHolder Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Baron Dunira associatedWith Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Baron Dunira hasNotableTitleHolder Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Clan Dundas notableMember Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the elder notable family member Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger child Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Arniston notableResident Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville father Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Melville Monument, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh dedicatedTo Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Melville Monument, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh hasStatueOf Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Melville Monument, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh namedAfter Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Pitt ministry positionHeldBy Henry Dundas
Melville Monument dedicatedTo Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
subject linked to: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
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Dundas Street namedAfter Henry Dundas