What is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne?
{{Infobox officeholder | name= The Viscount Melbourne | smallimage=William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, painted by John Partridge.jpg | order=[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] | term_start =16 July 1834 | term_end =14 November 1834<br />18 April 1835–30 August 1841 | predecessor =[[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|The Earl Grey]]<br />[[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel, Bt]] | successor =[[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|The Duke of Wellington]]<br />[[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel, Bt]] | birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1779|3|15}} | birth_place =[[London]], [[England]] | death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1848|11|24|1779|3|15}} | death_place = | party=[[British Whig Party|Whig]] }} '''William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne''' (15 March 1779 &ndash; 24 November 1848) was a [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. Lamb was elected to [[Parliament]] in 1806 as a member of the [[British Whig party|Whig]] party. Lamb served as [[Irish people|Irish]] Secretary in the government. Lamb became Lord Melbourne when his father died. His family home was in [[Melbourne, Derbyshire|Melbourne]] in [[Derbyshire]]. [[Melbourne]] in [[Australia]] is named after William Lamb. Melbourne became [[Home Secretary]] during [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|Lord Grey]]'s government. Grey resigned in 1834 and Melbourne became Prime Minister. Melbourne was dismissed by King [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] who wanted the [[Robert Peel]]'s party. Melbourne came back when the Whigs won the next election. Melbourne was Prime Minister when [[Queen Victoria]] became queen. He helped her learn about how the government worked. Melbourne helped to reduce the number of people killed for doing crimes. Melbourne also made changes to local government. Melbourne resigned in 1841, and died on 24 November 1848. {{UKPrimeMinisters|Melbourne, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melbourne, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount}} [[Category:1779 births]] [[Category:1848 deaths]] [[