monarch death_date children signature_alt birth_date signature term_end alma_mater death_place imagesize order term_start spouse image name predecessor birth_place party successor religion primeminister article_title
william iv william iv victoria victoria william iv 24 november 1848 2 cursive signature in ink 15 march 1779 william lamb , 2nd viscount melbourne signature.svg 14 april 1835 16 july 1834 21 june 1828 november 1834 30 august 1841 october 1842 18 trinity college , cambridge brocket hall , hertfordshire 220px prime opposition home secretary chief secretary for ireland minister of the united kingdom leader of the 16 14 november 1834 22 november 1830 29 april 1827 july 1834 18 april 1835 30 august 1841 lady caroline lamb william henry landseer.jpg lamb , 2nd viscount melbourne by sir edwin the viscount melbourne the robert peel , bt the duke of wellington sir robert earl peel , bt henry goulburn grey sir robert peel , bt sir london , england whig the lord john russell sir robert peel , bt the viscount duke duncannon lord francis leveson-gower of wellington sir robert peel , bt church of england sir bt the earl grey george canning the viscount goderich the robert duke of wellington peel , bt sir robert peel , william lamb , 2nd viscount melbourne

william lamb , 2nd viscount melbourne

william lamb , 2nd viscount melbourne , usually referred to as lord melbourne , pc , frs -lrb- 15 march 1779 -- 24 november 1848 -rrb- was a british whig statesman who served as home secretary -lrb- 1830 -- 1834 -rrb- and prime minister -lrb- 1834 and 1835 -- 1841 -rrb- .
he is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of queen victoria , at ages 18 -- 21 , in the ways of politics .
historians conclude that melbourne does not rank high as a prime minister , for there were no great foreign wars or domestic issues to handle , he lacked major achievements , and he enunciated no grand principles .
`` but he was kind , honest , and not self-seeking . ''
melbourne was dismissed by the king in 1834 , the last prime minister to have been dismissed by a monarch .
