Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE, styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was the trusted lieutenant of British prime minister William Pitt and the most powerful politician in Scotland in the late 18th century. Dundas was instrumental in the encouragement of the Scottish Enlightenment, in the prosecution of the war against France, and in the expansion of British influence in India. Prime Minister Pitt appointed him Lord of Trade (1784–1786), Home Secretary (1791–1794), President of the B
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British advocate and politician (1742–1811)
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2003-05-03T10:01:42Z
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2024-09-06T09:13:39Z
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