History and chronology of William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd in Great Britain

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William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd History of Great Britain


1779	Birth
15th Mar London Birth of William Lamb, son of the 1st Lord Melbourne
1806	Election
Northampton Elected Member of Parliament for Northampton
1827	Irish Secretary
London Appointed Irish Secretary, 1st term
1828	Peerage
Melbourne Created Viscount Melbourne, 2nd
1828	Resignation
London Resigns after Wellington creates a Tory Government
1828	Secretary of Ireland
Appointed Irish Secretary, 2nd term
1830	Independence
3rd Feb London Establishes a Greek Kingdom
3rd Feb London Independence is guaranteed by Britain, France & Russia by means of the London Protocol
1830	Secretary of Home Affairs
Appointed Home Secretary
1834	Dismissal
13th Nov London Dismissed by William IV for proposing further Church reform
1834	Prime Minister
18th April Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
1834	Reform
13th Aug London Provides workhouses for the destitute
13th Aug London Takes Poor Law administration away from Paris h authorities to elected boards
9th Sep London Reforms English Borough Government to reflect the shift of population into the cities
1835	Prime Minister
18th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
1837	Succession
Victoria becomes a guide & mentor to the 18 year old Melbourne
1839	Confiscation Opium
Guangzhou The Chinese government confiscates 20,000 British crates of opium
1839	Declaration of War
1st of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain
1839	Neutrality Belgium
London Under the treaty of London Britain is committed to Belgian neutrality
1839	Treaty of London
London Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality
1840	Siege of Guangzhou
Guangzhou Palmerston sends 16 British warships to Guangzhou
1841	Election
Loses the General Election
1841	Resignation
London Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
1848	Death
5th Nov London Death of William Lamb, suffers a stroke