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# William Lamb Melbourne

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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841.

## Quick Facts About William Lamb Melbourne

Notable works Lord Melbourne's Papers

## About William Lamb Melbourne

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first in 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841. He also held senior cabinet roles including Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Chief Secretary for Ireland (1827–1828), and led the House of Lords and the Opposition during key transitions in the early Victorian era.

##  Quotes by William Lamb Melbourne

> [What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lamb-melbourne/what-i-want-is-men-who-will-support-me-when-i-am-in-the-wrong/)

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> [It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lamb-melbourne/it-is-safest-to-take-the-unpopular-side-in-the-first-instance-transit/)

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> [Neither man nor woman can be worth anything until they have discovered that they are fools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lamb-melbourne/neither-man-nor-woman-can-be-worth-anything-until-they-have-3/)

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