Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE (28 April 1742 – 28 May 1811), 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 Board of Control for Indian Affairs (1793–1801), Secretary at War (1794–1801) and First Lord of the Admiralty (1804–1805). As a political boss, Lord Dundas's deft and almost absolute power over Scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed "King Harry the Ninth", the "Grand Manager of Scotland" (a play on the masonic office of Grand Master of Scotland), and "The Uncrowned King of Scotland." He was, however, a controversial figure, over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the Atlantic slave trade, which called for gradual abolition. At that time, the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade, while the West Indian interests opposed any abolition at all. Provided by Wikipedia
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Speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, delivered in the House of Commons, the 15th of March, 1796 on the farther consideration of the report of the committee, upon the bill for the... by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, in the House of Commons, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1799, on the subject of the legislative union with Ireland. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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A compendious report of the trial of Henry Viscount Melville, upon the impeachment of the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, for h... by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Heads of Mr. Dundas's speeches, on the state of the finances of the East-India Company. 1789 by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Heads of Mr. Dundas's speech on the finances of the East-India company 25th March 1800. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Heads of Mr. Dundas's speech, on the finances of the East India Company 23d July 1800. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Facts relative to the conduct of the war in the West Indies collected from the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, in the House of Commons, on the 28th of April, 1796, and from... by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, in the House of Commons, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1799 on the subject of the legislative union with Ireland. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Heads of Mr. Dundas's speech, on the finances of the East-India Company 12th March 1799. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speeches of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas on His Majesty's message for declining to treat at present with France; ... With a preface. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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The letter of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas . ... Unto the Right Honourable Thomas Elder, ... With notes critical and explanatory; and an address to the public, by way of prefa... by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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The substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas in the House of Commons, Tuesday, June 16, 1795, on opening the East India budget. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Heads of the speech of the Rt. Hon. Henry Dundas in the House of Commons, February 25, 1793, on stating the affairs of the East India Company. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, in the House of Commons, Thursday, Feb.7, 1799 on the subject of the legislative union with Ireland. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas in the House of Commons, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1799, on the subject of the legislative union with Ireland. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Answers for the Lord President of the Court of Session, and Mr Henry Dundas, advocate, his Majesty's Solicitor-General, his trustee, to the petition of Mary Russel, relict of the d... by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition of Henry Dundas, Esq; his Majesty's Solicitor-general, and Advocate-depute, humbly sheweth by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Substance of the speech of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, in the House of Commons ... Feb. 7 1799, : on the subject of the legislative union with Ireland. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Letters from the Right Hon. Henry Dundas to the chairman of the court of directors of the East-India Company :upon an open trade with India. by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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Speech / by Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
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