Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Baron Dunira PC FRSE (28 April 1742, Arniston, Midlothian – 28 May 1811, Edinburgh) was a Scottish advocate and Tory politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and became, in 1806, the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom, for misappropriation of public money. Although acquitted, he never held public office again.
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Henry Dundas 28 April 1742 Arniston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Died |
28 May 1811 (aged 69)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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