Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
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Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851) was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount.
He was Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801. He was Keeper of the Signet for Scotland from 1800. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1807 and a Knight of the Thistle in 1821, and was Chancellor of St Andrew's University from 1814.
Melville filled various political offices and was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1812 to 1827 and from 1828 to 1830; his name is perpetuated by that of Melville Sound, because of his interest in Arctic exploration. His eldest son succeded to his title.
| Preceded by: Thomas Grenville | President of the Board of Control 1807-1809 | Succeeded by: Dudley Ryder | |||
| Preceded by: Sir Arthur Wellesley | Chief Secretary for Ireland 1809 | Succeeded by: William Wellesley-Pole | |||
| Preceded by: Dudley Ryder | President of the Board of Control 1809-1812 | Succeeded by: Robert Hobart | |||
| Preceded by: Charles Philip Yorke | First Lord of the Admiralty 1812–1827 | Succeeded by: The Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral) | |||
| Preceded by: The Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral) | First Lord of the Admiralty 1828–1830 | Succeeded by: Sir James Graham, Bt | |||
| Preceded by: Henry Dundas | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland 1811-1851 | Succeeded by: Fox Maule Ramsay
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