Peniston Lamb (1770-1805), by John Smart Junior

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

Background

Lamb was the eldest son of

Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne (29 January 1745 – 22 July 1828), known as Sir Peniston Lamb, 2nd Baronet, from 1768 to 1770, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1793. He was the father of Prime Minister ...

, and

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, daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke, 5th Baronet. Prime Minister

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, (15 March 177924 November 1848), in some sources called Henry William Lamb, was a British Whig politician who served as Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841). His first pre ...

Frederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne Frederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne, (17 April 1782 – 29 January 1853), known as The Lord Beauvale from 1839 to 1848, was a British diplomat. Family and education Lamb was a younger son of Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, and ...

and the Hon.

George Lamb George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English radio and television presenter, currently presenting ''Football Tonight'' on BT Sport. In 2012, Lamb presented the Channel 4 game show ''The Bank Job''. Lamb is the son of actor Larry Lam ...

were his younger brothers. Due to their mother's numerous love affairs, only Peniston is likely to have been Lord Melbourne's son.

Political career

Lamb was elected

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(MP) for Newport in 1793, and held the seat until 1796. He was elected as MP for

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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

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in January 1805, aged 34, unmarried without children. He spent his last days at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, Peniston 1770 births 1805 deaths Members of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) British MPs 1790–1796 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Hertfordshire UK MPs 1802–1806 Heirs apparent who never acceded