HENRY DUNDAS

(Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville)


Henry Dundas
Henry Dundas
  • Born: April 28, 1742
  • Died: May 28, 1811
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE, styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was a Scottish advocate and "independent Whig" politician. He was the trusted lieutenant of British prime minister William Pitt, and the most powerful politician in Scotland in the latter decades of the 18th century.