William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1779-03-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children George Lamb
gptkbp:deathDate 1848-05-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kensington,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
gptkbp:knownFor serving as Prime Minister
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
Local Government Act 1972
Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Local Government Act 1888
Education Act 1918
Public Health Act 1848
Repeal of the Corn Laws
Representation of the People Act 1918
Factory Act 1833
Local Government Act 1929
Representation of the People Act 1884
Factory Acts
Education Act 1870
Education Act 1944
Public Health Act 1875
gptkbp:office gptkb:Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies
Home Secretary
First Lord of the Treasury
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Lamb,_1st_Viscount_Melbourne
gptkbp:spouse Lady Caroline Lamb
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Lamb,_3rd_Viscount_Melbourne
gptkbp:termEnd 1841-09-30
1835-04-16
1834-11-16
gptkbp:termStart 1830-06-22
1835-04-16
1834-11-16
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Melbourne