Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, known as Sir Peniston Lamb, 2nd Baronet, from 1768 to 1770, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1793. He was the father of Prim
Detail from The Milbanke and Melbourne Families by George Stubbs, 1769
Lady Melbourne with her eldest son
Portrait of Lord Melbourne by John Partridge.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841. He also held senior cabinet role
Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne
…Lamb, 2nd Baronet, from 1768 to 1770, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1793. He was 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). He was educated at Eton College from 1755 to 1762 and entered…
Portrait of William Lamb by John Hoppner, 1796
Portrait of Lord Melbourne by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1805
A portrait of Melbourne by George Hayter in. 1838