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Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, KT, PC, FRS (14 March 1771 – 10 June 1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801.
The latter was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Viscount, the eldest son of the Honourable Robert Maldred St John Melville Dundas, second son of the seventh Viscount. As of 2014 [update] the titles are held by the ninth Viscount's eldest son, the tenth Viscount, who succeeded in 2011.
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the Elder (1685–1753), his son, Scottish judge; Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger (1713–1787), Scottish judge; Robert Dundas of Arniston (1758–1819), Scottish judge; Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet (1761–1835), Scottish landowner and lawyer; Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771–1851), Scottish nobleman
Anne Dundas, Viscountess Melville (formerly Huck / Huck-Saunders; died 10 September 1841) [1] was the wife of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, and was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, [2] wife of King George III of the United Kingdom, from 1813 to the queen's death in 1818.
The first documented European to visit Melville Island was the British explorer, Sir William Parry, in 1819. He was forced to spend the winter at what is now called "Winter Harbour," until 1 August 1820, owing to freeze-up of the sea. [6] The island is named for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, who was First Sea Lord at the time.
Robert Saunders Dundas (1771–1851), 2nd Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty ( ) Artist: Colvin Smith (1795–1875) ... Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville;
Robert, the 2nd Viscount Melville, continued the annuity until Elizabeth's death at the age of 98. [ 43 ] Between 1785 and 1806, Dundas leased a large country home called Warren House on the edge of Wimbledon Common , where his guests included George III , economist Adam Smith, abolitionist William Wilberforce, and Prime Minister William Pitt ...
The eldest son of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, and his wife Anne, Dundas joined the Army as a lieutenant in the 3rd (or Scots) Guards in 1819. [2] He was promoted to captain of the 83rd Regiment in 1824, major in 1826 and lieutenant-colonel in 1829.