Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Naval expansion
gptkbp:affiliation Scottish Unionist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_aristocracy
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
British_naval_history
Scottish_Enlightenment_thinkers
gptkbp:birthDate 1742-04-28
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_John's_Church,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Dundas,_2nd_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:British_Empire
British_naval_power
Scottish_economy
Scottish_education_reforms
gptkbp:deathDate 1811-05-28
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
gptkbp:influenced Naval strategy
Naval legislation
Scottish_culture
Scottish_law
British_naval_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Scottish_Unionism
Colonial administration
Naval reform
Parliamentary reform
British_colonial_administration
Scottish_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Controversial policies
Political patronage
The Great Dundas
Political_influence_in_Scotland
Reform_of_the_British_Navy
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_British_history
gptkbp:members gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Acts of Union 1800
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office First Lord of the Admiralty
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Melville_Castle,_Scotland
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:politicalRole 1774
1806
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Anne_Home
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Dundas,_2nd_Viscount_Melville
gptkbp:supported British_military_efforts
gptkbp:termEnd 1806
gptkbp:termStart 1805
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Melville