Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
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Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne (29 January 1745-22 July 1828), known as Sir Peniston Lamb, 2nd Baronet, from 1768 to 1770, was a British politician and the father of Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
Lamb was the son of Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Baronet, and his wife Charlotte (née Coke), and succeeded in the baronetcy on his father's death in 1768. The same year he was returned to Parliament for Ludgershall, a seat he held until 1784, and then represented Malmesbury from 1784 to 1790 and Newport, Isle of Wight from 1790 to 1793. In 1770 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Lord Melbourne, Baron of Kilmore, in the County of Cavan, and in 1781 he was created Viscount Melbourne, of Kilmore in the County of Cavan, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1815 he was even further honoured when he was made Baron Melbourne, of Melbourne in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
Lord Melbourne married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke, 5th Baronet, in 1769. She died in 1818. Melbourne survived her by ten years and died in July 1828, aged 83. He was succeeded in his titles by his son William.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Whately John Paterson |
Member of Parliament for Ludgershall with Lord Garlies 1768–1774 Whitshed Keene 1774 Lord George Gordon 1774–1780 George Augustus Selwyn 1780–1784 1768–1784 |
Succeeded by George Augustus Selwyn Nathaniel Wraxall |
| Preceded by Viscount Fairford John Calvert |
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury with Viscount Maitland 1784–1790 Paul Benfield 1790 1784–1790 |
Succeeded by Paul Benfield Benjamin Bond-Hopkins |
| Preceded by Edward Rushworth George Byng |
Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight with Viscount Palmerston 1790–1793 |
Succeeded by Viscount Palmerston Peniston Lamb |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Matthew Lamb |
Baronet (of Brocket Hall) 1768–1828 |
Succeeded by William Lamb |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Viscount Melbourne 1781–1829 |
Succeeded by William Lamb |
