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SurnameMelbourne
ForenamesWilliam Lamb
Pre TitleLord
Epithet2nd Viscount, Whig politician and Prime Minister
Dates1779-1848
HistoryServed as Prime Minister in 1834 and 1835-1841
BiographyThe family took their name from their Derbyshire seat, Melbourne Hall. The city of Melbourne, Australia was named after William.
Married Caroline Ponsonby who then had a notorious affair with Lord Byron.
Authorised Form of NameMelbourne; Lord; William Lamb (1779-1848); 2nd Viscount, Whig politician and Prime Minister

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