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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

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and the Hon.

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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 Member of Parliament (MP) for

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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 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis 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 Lamb family