Person record for Dundas, Henry (first Viscount Melville)

Dundas, Henry (first Viscount Melville)

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Name: Dundas, Henry (first Viscount Melville)
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 April 1742
Death Date: 27 May 1811
Occupation: politician

The code for Henry Dundas, first Viscount Melville, has also been applied to the entry 'Mr Dundas, Secretary of State' on 08.06.1791, which was the appointment of Dundas as home secretary in William Pitt's cabinet, in place of William Grenville. See also the 'public events' files.

Other entries relate to his impeachment - the last ever of a British minister - for corruption while first lord of the Admiralty and his eventual acquittal. Godwin recorded his death, 2 days late, on 29th May.

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name	Number of Meetings
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial)	1

Dundas, Henry (first Viscount Melville)

1791

1805

1806

1811