...fruitless attempts to obtain a committee of inquiry into the state of the country. In 1806, he obtained the post of first lord of the admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet, on the accession to power of the Fox and Grenville coalesced parties. He now became member for Appleby,...

...stages. In 1806, on the accession to power of the Fox and Grenville coalesced parties, he obtained the post of first Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet ; and on the death of Mr. Fox, which took place shortly afterwards, he succeeded to the vacant post of Secretary...

...House of Peers. On the formation of the Earl of Liverpool's Ministry in 1812, Lord Melville became First Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the Cabinet ; and he continued to discharge the duties of that highly responsible office for fifteen years. He retired...

...Howick, and in the same year, on the accession to power of the Fox and Grenville parties, he obtained the post of First Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet; and on the death of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, (September 13, 1806,) Lord Howick succeeded...

...effect the praiseworthy object of thus honouring the memory of William Weir. The Earl of HADDINGTON, who died at the age of 78, was educated at Christ...chief naval office up to January, 1846, when he was made Lord Privy Seal, and retained that position until the final dissolution of the Peel Government....

...December, 1834, his Lordship was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, which he held up to the breakup of the Government. When Sir Robert Peel again took...Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the Cabinet. He held that office up to January, 1846, when he was made Lord Privy Seal, and retained that position...

...December, 1834, his Lordship was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, which he held up to the breakup of the Government. When Sir Robert Peel again took...Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the Cabinet. He held that office up to January, 1846, when he was made Lord Privy Seal, and retained that position...

...Catholic emancipation. He displayed so much ability in opposition, that Earl Grey offered him, in 1830, the post of First Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet. He was also one of the committee of the cabinet appointed to discuss and settle the provisions of the...

...formation of a new ministry, having the earl of Liverpool at its head, in the summer of 1812, the office of first lord of the admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet, was assigned to Viscount Melville, and he continued at the head of that department for fifteen years....

...Catholic emancipation. He displayed so much ability in opposition, that Earl Grey offered him, in 1830, the post of First Lord of the Admiralty, with a seat in the cabinet. He was also one of the committee of the cabinet appointed to discuss and settle the provisions of the...