Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville, PC, FRSE (28 Apryle 1742, Edinburgh, Scotland – 28 Mey 1811, Edinburgh) wis a Scots advocate an Tory politeecian.

The Richt Honourable The Viscount Melville PC FRSE
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscoont Melville bi Sir Thomas Lawrence
First Laird o the Admiralty
In office Mey 1804 – Mey 1805
Monarch	George III
Prime Meenister	Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Precedit bi	Yerl o St. Vincent
Succeedit bi	Laird Barham
Secretar o State for War
In office Julie 1794 – Mairch 1801
Monarch	George III
Prime Meenister	Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Precedit bi	New Office
Succeedit bi	Laird Hobart
Preses o the Buird o Control
In office Juin 1793 – Mey 1801
Monarch	George III
Prime Meenister	Hon. William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington
Precedit bi	Laird Grenville
Succeedit bi	Viscoont Lewisham
Hame Secretar
In office 8 Juin 1791 – 11 Julie 1794
Monarch	George III
Prime Meenister	Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Precedit bi	The Laird Grenville
Succeedit bi	The Duke o Portland
Laird Advocate
In office 24 Mey 1775[1] – August 1783
Monarch	George III
Prime Meenister	Laird North Marquess o Rockingham Yerl o Shelburne Duke o Portland
Precedit bi	Sir James Montgomery
Succeedit bi	The Hon. Henry Erskine
Personal details
Born	28 Apryle 1742(1742-04-28) Edinburgh, Scotland
Dee'd	28 Mey 1811(1811-05-28) (aged 69) Edinburgh, Scotland
Ceetizenship	Great Breetain
Naitionality	Scots
Poleetical pairty	Tory
Spoose(s)	(1) Elizabeth Rennie (2) Leddy Jane Hope (dee'd 1829)
Bairns	Robert Dundas, 2nt Viscoont Melville
Alma mater	Varsity o Edinburgh

References

1. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1–20, 22

Pairlament o Great Breetain
Precedit bi Sir Alexander Gilmour	Member o Pairlament for Midlowden 1774–1790	Succeedit bi Robert Dundas
Precedit bi Sir Adam Fergusson	Member o Pairlament for Edinburgh 1790–1802	Succeedit bi Charles Hope
Legal offices
Precedit bi Sir James Montgomery	Soleecitor General for Scotland 1766–1775	Succeedit bi Alexander Murray
	Laird Advocate 1775–1783	Succeedit bi The Hon. Henry Erskine
Poleetical offices
Precedit bi Isaac Barré	Thesaurer o the Navy 1782–1783	Succeedit bi Charles Townshend
Precedit bi Charles Townshend	Thesaurer o the Navy 1784–1800	Succeedit bi Dudley Ryder
Precedit bi The Laird Grenville	Hame Secretar 1791–1794	Succeedit bi The Duke o Portland
	Preses o the Buird o Control 1793–1801	Succeedit bi The Viscount Lewisham
New office	Secretar o State for War 1794–1801	Succeedit bi Lord Hobart as Secretar o State for War an the Colonies
Precedit bi James Stuart-Mackenzie	Keeper o the Privy Seal o Scotland 1800–1811	Succeedit bi The 2nt Viscoont Melville
Precedit bi The Yerl o St Vincent	First Laird o the Admiralty 1804–1805	Succeedit bi The Laird Barham
Academic offices
Precedit bi The Yerl o Lauderdale	Rector o the Varsity o Glesga 1781–1783	Succeedit bi Edmund Burke
Precedit bi The Yerl o Kinnoull	Chancellor o the Varsity o St Andras 1788–1811	Succeedit bi The Duke o Cambridge
Honorar teetles
Vacant Title last held by The Duke o Northumberland	Custos Rotulorum o Middlesex 1793–1794	Succeedit bi Marquess o Titchfield
Peerage o the Unitit Kinrick
New creation	Viscount Melville 1802–1811	Succeedit bi Robert Dundas