Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Lord_Melville
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:George_Canning
gptkb:Henry_Addington
gptkb:Robert_Dundas,_2nd_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:birth_date 1742-04-28
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St_John's_Church,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Dundas,_2nd_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:death_date 1811-05-28
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Dundas_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Henry_Dundas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
gptkbp:image Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.jpg
gptkbp:influenced British naval policy
gptkbp:known_for Political influence in the late 18th century
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in British history
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great_Tyrant
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Act_of_Union_1800
gptkbp:office gptkb:First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_War
Member of Parliament for Midlothian
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Tory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Lord_Keith
gptkbp:resigned 1806
gptkbp:service_years 1770-1811
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Union_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
British Empire expansion
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Jane_Dundas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Jervis
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Dundas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5