Lord Melbourne

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:birthDate 1779-03-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children Lady Caroline Lamb
gptkbp:deathDate 1848-11-24
gptkbp:deathPlace Brooks's_Club,_London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Lamb,_2nd_Viscount_Melbourne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Melbourne
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Viscount_Melbourne.jpg/800px-Viscount_Melbourne.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
gptkbp:knownFor Being_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nickname Lord M.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkbp:office gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
Home Secretary
First Lord of the Treasury
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Prime Minister
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_Parliament_for_Nottinghamshire
Member_of_Parliament_for_Bury_St_Edmunds
Member_of_Parliament_for_the_City_of_London
Member_of_Parliament_for_Leicestershire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Robert_Peel
gptkb:Lord_John_Russell
gptkbp:retired 1841
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:significantEvent Support for the abolition of slavery
Promotion of education reforms
Formation of the Whig government
Promotion of public health reforms
Relationship with Queen Victoria
Resignation in 1841
Role in the Chartist movement
Influence_on_British_foreign_policy
Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Arts
Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_British_Library
Support_for_the_expansion_of_the_British_Empire
Role_in_the_Opium_Wars
Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_National_Gallery
Support_for_the_Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_London_Zoo
Involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_British_Museum
First_Ministry_(1834)
Involvement_in_the_Irish_Famine_response
Political_influence_during_the_Victorian_era
Promotion_of_scientific_advancements_in_Britain
Promotion_of_the_arts_and_culture_in_Britain
Second_Ministry_(1835-1841)
Support_for_the_Reform_Act_1832
Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Society.
gptkbp:spouse Lady Caroline Lamb
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Robert_Peel
gptkb:Lord_John_Russell
gptkbp:termEnd 1841-08-30
1834-11-14
gptkbp:termStart 1834-04-16
1835-04-18
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Melbourne