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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.
11 de jun. de 2020 · Henry Dundas was a Scottish lawyer and politician who delayed the abolition of slavery in the British empire by 15 years. He is now the target of calls to rename or remove his statues in Toronto and Edinburgh due to his racist legacy.
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Há 6 dias · Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville was a British careerist politician who held various ministerial offices under William Pitt the Younger and whose adroit control of Scottish politics earned him the nickname “King Harry the Ninth.”
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Learn about Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician and lawyer who fought for the abolition of the slave trade and slavery in Britain. Discover his legacy, achievements and challenges in this public education website.
15 de set. de 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Henry Dundas, a powerful Scottish politician and slave trader, who was honoured with a controversial statue in Edinburgh. Discover the history and controversies behind the Melville Monument, a 152-foot column topped by a marble statue of Dundas.
Politician Henry Dundas was known as 'uncrowned king of Scotland' and 'Harry the ninth' due to his political power. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1763, and became an MP...
Henry Dundas, first viscount Melville (1742–1811), lord advocate in Scotland, MP for Edinburgh and Midlothian, first lord of the admiralty, home secretary and the first secretary of state for war, was one of the most powerful politicians in the eighteenth-century British parliament.
