Peniston Lamb (1770–1805)

For his father, see Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne.

Peniston Lamb (1770–1805) (John Smart Junior, 1805)

The Honourable Peniston Lamb (3 May 1770 – 24 January 1805) was a British politician.

Background

Lamb was the eldest son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke, 5th Baronet. Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne and the Hon. George Lamb were his younger brothers. Due to their mother's numerous love affairs^{[citation needed]}, only Peniston is likely^{[according to whom?]} to have been Lord Melbourne's son.

Political career

Lamb was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport in 1793, and held the seat until 1796.^[1] He was elected as MP for Hertfordshire in 1802, a seat he held until his death three years later.

Personal life

Peniston Lamb had an affair with Mrs Sophia Musters née Heywood (1758–1819).

Lamb died of tuberculosis in January 1805, aged 34, unmarried without children. ^[2] He spent his last days at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. ^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
2. Bonhams, Lotnotes for the portrait of the Hon. Peniston Lamb (1770–1805), by John Smart Junior (British, 1776–1809), Url visited on 26 April 2013
3. "Queen Victoria's Journals - Information Site". qvj.chadwyck.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

External links

• Media related to Portraits of Penistone Lamb II at Wikimedia Commons
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Peniston Lamb

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by The Viscount Melbourne The Viscount Palmerston	Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight 1793 – 1796 With: The Viscount Palmerston	Succeeded by Edward Rushworth Jervoise Clarke Jervoise
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Plumer The Viscount Grimston	Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire 1802–1805 With: William Plumer	Succeeded by William Plumer William Baker