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British advocate and politician ( 1742-1811 ) For other people named Henry Dundas , see Henry Dundas ( disambiguation ) . The Right Honourable The Viscount Melville PC FRSE Henry Dundas , 1st Viscount Melville by Sir Thomas Lawrence First Lord of the Admiralty In office May 1804 - May 1805 Monarch George III Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger Preceded by The Earl of St. Vincent Succeeded by The Lord Barham Secretary of State for War In office July 1794 - March 1801 Monarch George III Prime Minister William Pitt Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Lord Hobart President of the Board of Control In office June 1793 - May 1801 Monarch George III Prime Minister * Pitt * Henry Addington Preceded by The Lord Grenville Succeeded by Viscount Lewisham Home Secretary In office 8 June 1791 - 11 July 1794 Monarch George III Prime Minister Pitt Preceded by The Lord Grenville Succeeded by The Duke of Portland Lord Advocate In office 24 May 1775 - August 1783 Monarch George III Prime Minister * Lord North * The Marquess of Rockingham * The Earl of Shelburne * The Duke of Portland Preceded by Sir James Montgomery Succeeded by Henry Erskine Member of Parliament for Edinburgh In office 1790-1802 Preceded by Sir Adam Fergusson Succeeded by Charles Hope Personal details Born ( 1742-04-28) 28 April 1742 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 28 May 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) Edinburgh , Scotland Nationality * British Political party Independent Whig Spouses * Elizabeth Rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * Lady Jane Hope ​ ( m. 1793 )​ Children Robert Dundas , 2nd Viscount Melville Parents * Robert Dundas of Arniston * Anne Gordon Alma mater University of Edinburgh Melville Castle , home of Henry Dundas Henry Dundas , 1st Viscount Melville , PC , FRSE ( 28 April 1742 - 28 May 1811 ) , styled as Lord Melville from 1802 , was a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1791 to 1794 and First Lord of the Admirality from 1804 to 1805 . He was instrumental in the encouragement of the Scottish Enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against France , and in the expansion of British influence in India . Prime Minister William Pitt appointed him Lord of Trade ( 1784-1786 ) , Home Secretary ( 1791-1794 ) , President of the Board of Control for Indian Affairs ( 1793-1801 ) , Secretary at War ( 1794-1801 ) and First Lord of the Admiralty ( 1804-1805 ) . As a political boss , Dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over Scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " King Harry the Ninth " , the " Grand Manager of Scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of Grand Master of Scotland ) , and " The Uncrowned King of Scotland . " He was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the Atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . At that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the West Indian interests opposed any abolition at all . Background and education Dundas was born in Edinburgh on 28 April 1742 in the house known as ' Bishop 's Land ' ( a former lodging of the Archbishop of St Andrews ) on the Royal Mile . He was the fourth son of Robert Dundas of Arniston , Lord President of the Court of Session , by his second wife , Anne Gordon , daughter of Sir William Gordon of Invergordon . He first attended Dalkeith Grammar School before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the Royal High School , Edinburgh , before enrolling at the University of Edinburgh to study law . While a student , he was a member of the Edinburgh University Belles Lettres Society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . Legal career Dundas set up his legal offices at the head of Fleshmarket Close on the Royal Mile . Becoming a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position in the Scottish legal system . He became Solicitor General for Scotland in 1766 ; but after his appointment as Lord Advocate in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice to devote his attention more exclusively to public affairs . From 1776-78 , Dundas acted as counsel to an escaped slave , Joseph Knight , who had been purchased in Jamaica and later taken to Scotland . As a young man Knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . The case went to Scotland 's highest civil court , where Dundas led Knight 's legal team , in the case of Knight v. Wedderburn . Dundas was assisted by prominent members of the Scottish Enlightenment , and also the writer Samuel Johnson , whose biographer James Boswell later wrote : " I cannot too highly praise the speech which Mr . Henry Dundas generously contributed to the cause of the sooty stranger . ...And I do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and I believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " Dundas argued that " as Christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in Somerset v Stewart in England , Dundas said " he hoped for the honour of Scotland , that the supreme Court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " Dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " Human nature , my Lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " His pleading in Scotland 's highest court was successful , and the Court ruled : " the dominion assumed over this Negro , under the law of Jamaica , being unjust , could not be supported in this country to any extent " . The result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on Scottish soil . Michael Fry said that Dundas 's success in Knight v Wedderburn was " instrumental in prohibiting not only negro slavery but also native serfdom in Scotland . " Until 1785 , he served also as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates . He was created a Legum Doctor by the University of Edinburgh on 11 November 1789 , was Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 February 1788 was appointed Chancellor of the University of St Andrews . He was also a trustee for the University of Edinburgh and South Bridge . Political career Election to Parliament : the early years In 1774 , Dundas was returned to Parliament for Midlothian , and joined the party of Frederick North , Lord North ; he was a proud Scots speaker and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches . He was appointed Lord Advocate in 1775 . His name appears in the 1776 minute book of the Poker Club . In 1778 , Dundas made an attempt at proposing a Bill to relieve Scottish Catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in Edinburgh and Glasgow abandoned the project . After holding subordinate offices under William Petty , 2nd Earl of Shelburne and Pitt , he entered the cabinet in 1791 as Secretary of State for the Home Department . Cessation of the slave trade Medallion of Henry Dundas , National Museum of Scotland On 2 April 1792 , abolitionist William Wilberforce sponsored a motion in the House of Commons " that the trade carried on by British subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of Africa , ought to be abolished . " He had introduced a similar motion in 1791 , which was soundly defeated by MPs , with a vote of 163 opposed , 88 in favour . Dundas was not present for that vote , but when it was again before MPs in 1792 , Dundas tabled a petition from Edinburgh residents who supported abolition . He then went on to affirm his agreement in principle with Wilberforce 's motion : " My opinion has been always against the Slave Trade . " He argued , however , that a vote for immediate abolition would be ineffective , as it would drive the slave trade underground or into the hands of foreign nations , beyond Britain 's control . He stated : " this trade must be ultimately abolished , but by moderate measures " . He suggested that slavery and the slave trade should be abolished together , and proposed an end to hereditary slavery , which would have enabled the children born to present-day slaves to become free persons upon reaching adulthood . He then introduced an amendment that would add the word " gradual " to the Wilberforce motion . The amendment was adopted , and the motion passed with a vote of 230-85 . For the first time , the House of Commons voted to end the slave trade . Three weeks after the vote , Dundas tabled resolutions setting out a plan to implement gradual abolition by the end of 1799 . At that time he told the House that proceeding too quickly would cause West Indian merchants and landowners to continue the trade " in a different mode and other channels " . He argued that " if the committee would give the time proposed , they might abolish the trade ; but , on the contrary , if this opinion was not followed , their children yet unborn would not see the end of the traffic . " MPs ignored his cautions , and voted in favour of ending the trade in slaves by the end of 1796 . The motion and resolutions later failed to win the necessary support of the House of Lords , which deferred consideration then dropped the issue altogether . Alternative measures were proposed later in the 1790s . Dundas spoke against specific proposals tabled in 1796 , while reiterating his support for abolition in principle , but abstained from voting . The loss of momentum was connected to three years of an ongoing war on three continents , including with revolutionary France . It was not until 1807 that the House of Lords voted in favour of abolishing the trade in slaves . Historian Stephen Farrell has noted that by that time , the political climate had changed , and the economic advantages of abolition had become apparent . The Slave Trade Act 1807 prohibited the trade in slaves in the British Empire . Ownership of slaves , however , remained legal in most of the British Empire until passage of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 . Between 1792 and 1807 , when the slave trade was eventually abolished , another half a million Africans were transported into slavery in the British colonies . Dundas insisted that any abolition of the slave trade could not succeed without the support of West Indian colonial legislatures . Abolitionists argued that West Indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , Dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . There is evidence , however , that Dundas had secured agreement of the West Indians before proposing the eight-year timeline . Recent peer-reviewed scholarship has also identified new archival evidence showing that Dundas had the support of several leading abolitionists , while the West Indian slave owners opposed his plan just as much as they opposed immediate abolition . A few years after passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807 , Wilberforce and Dundas encountered each other . Wilberforce recorded the event as follows : " We did not meet for a long time and all his connexions most violently abused me . About a year before he died ... we saw one another , and at first I thought he was passing on , but he stopped and called out , ' Ah Wilberforce , how do you do ? ' And gave me a hearty shake by the hand . I would have given a thousand pounds for that shake . I never saw him afterwards . " Key positions in government From June 1793 , Dundas was appointed President of the Board of Control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the East India Company and British affairs in India , a post he would hold until 1801 . As the effective Minister for War as part of his Home Department responsibilities at the outbreak of the Wars of the French Revolution , he was Pitt 's closest advisor and planner for Britain 's military participation in the First Coalition . Although Dundas was replaced as Home Secretary by the Duke of Portland in July 1794 , Pitt nonetheless wished to maintain direction of the war effort in Dundas 's trusted hands , and so created for him the new office of Secretary of State for War . During the period Dundas also effectively led much of Britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . Dundas was responsible for organising several British expeditions to the Caribbean to seize vulnerable French and Spanish possessions , the largest being that led by Sir Ralph Abercromy in 1795-6 . Dundas spearheaded a vain attempt by the British to capture Saint-Domingue from the French during the Haitian Revolution . After they lost territory to the armies of Toussaint L'Ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of Mole St Nicholas and Jérémie in Saint-Domingue , the British accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of British deaths for no gain . Dundas also presided over a crisis in Britain 's most important possession , the Colony of Jamaica . General George Walpole secured the surrender of the Jamaican Maroons of Cudjoe 's Town ( Trelawny Town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . The governor of Jamaica , Alexander Lindsay , 6th Earl of Balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the Trelawny Town Maroons to Nova Scotia . Walpole was disgusted with the governor 's actions , pointing out that he had given the Maroons his word that they would not be transported off the island . Walpole resigned his commission , and went back to England , where he became an MP and protested in vain in the House of Commons how Balcarres had behaved in a duplicitous and dishonest way with the Maroons . Dundas sided with Balcarres in the dispute , and turned down Walpole 's requests to get the Maroons returned to Jamaica . Dundas was a vigorous advocate of a strong British presence in the Mediterranean . He promptly met the challenge of Napoleon 's attack on Egypt with actions which were vigorous and pivotal . While he did not prevent the French landing , he did play a key role in defeating it , thus enhancing British security in India . From about 1798 on he pleaded frequently to be allowed to resign from his offices on health grounds , but Pitt , who relied on him greatly , refused even to consider it . Pitt 's ministry left office in 1801 . In 1802 , Dundas was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Melville and Baron Dunira , of Dunira in Perthshire . When Pitt returned to power in 1804 , Dundas again entered office as First Lord of the Admiralty . Suspicion had arisen , however , as to the financial management of the Admiralty , of which Dundas had been treasurer between 1782 and 1800 . Commission of Inquiry United Kingdom legislation Proceedings Against Viscount Melville Act 1805 Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to provide that the Proceedings now depending in the House of Commons upon Articles of Charge of High Crimes and Misdemanors which have been exhibited against Henry Lord Viscount Melville shall not be discontinued by any Prorogation or Dissolution of Parliament . Citation 45 Geo . 3 c 125 Other legislation Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1872 Status : Repealed United Kingdom legislation An Act to indemnify Persons who shall give Evidence against Henry Lord Viscount Melville Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to indemnify Persons who shall give Evidence against Henry Lord Viscount Melville , upon the Impeachment voted against him by the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled , in respect of Acts done by such Persons in any Office or Employment held by them under the said Lord Viscount Melville , during the Time he held and enjoyed the Office of Treasurer of His Majesty 's Navy . Citation 45 Geo . 3 c 126 Other legislation Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1872 Status : Repealed In 1802 the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when Dundas was treasurer of the Navy . Its report was presented in 1805 . The Navy 's paymaster , Alexander Trotter , admitted to the Commissioners that he had transferred public money from the Bank of England to his own credit in a private account at Coutts Bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . Although his transactions caused no loss of public money , but rather the loss of interest on that money , impeachment proceedings were taken against Dundas in 1806 , given that the misappropriation had occurred during his term as Treasurer of the Navy . The trial , in the House of Lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the Pittite ' system ' , anti-Scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . The process ended in Dundas 's acquittal . Dundas had already left the Privy Council in 1805 but he remained in the House of Lords . He was readmitted to the Privy Council in 1807 . He declined an offer of an earldom in 1809 . Family Elizabeth Rannie or Rennie , first wife of Henry Dundas Henry Dundas , First Viscount Melville The simple stone to Henry Dundas , in the family vault . Old Lasswade Kirkyard The Dundas Vault in old Lasswade Kirkyard , containing the first five Viscounts Melville Lord Melville 's first marriage was to Elizabeth Rannie , daughter of David Rannie , of Melville Castle , in 1765 . She is believed to have been about 16 at the time of the marriage , although the date of her birth is not certain . She committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a Captain Everard Faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned Dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . Within days she confessed in a letter to Dundas , saying she was " undeserving of being your wife or the mother to your unhappy children . " Approximately a month later they were divorced . She went on to marry Faukener and never saw her children again . Henry Dundas became the owner of the family patrimony she brought to the marriage , in accordance with the law of the time , and raised their four children at Melville Castle near Edinburgh . Dundas paid Elizabeth a monthly annuity until his death , which was not required by law . Their eldest son Robert inherited the estate in 1811 . Robert , the 2nd Viscount Melville , continued the annuity until Elizabeth 's death at the age of 98 . Between 1785 and 1806 , Dundas leased a large country home called Warren House on the edge of Wimbledon Common , where his guests included George III , economist Adam Smith , abolitionist William Wilberforce , and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger . After his divorce Dundas was married again , to Lady Jane Hope , daughter of John Hope , 2nd Earl of Hopetoun , in 1793 . He died in May 1811 , in Edinburgh , aged 69 , and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his first marriage , Robert . The Viscountess Melville later married Thomas Wallace , 1st Baron Wallace , and died in June 1829 . Dundas is buried in a family vault in Old Lasswade Kirkyard . His most famous family member is actor Kit Harington . Legacy and memory Melville Monument in St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . Late in life Dundas 's health suffered and he was financially distressed . He attended debates in the House of Lords and maintained his position as a member of Privy Council , but kept a lower public profile . However at his death the immediate reaction was one of widespread praise from most quarters ( apart from the Whigs in Scotland ) . By 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out Scotland to the English . By the late 20th century his reputation had been restored . He was praised for his military policies , for giving Scotland a cohesive government , and for making it a major player in imperial affairs . Dundas was a friend of John Graves Simcoe , Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , who named a military road through Upper Canada ( now southern Ontario ) after him . In the city of Toronto , Yonge-Dundas Square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while Dundas Street is a main thoroughfare . Dundas County , Ontario , and other highways and streets outside of Toronto , also bear his name . Dundas Island off the coast of British Columbia was named by Captain George Vancouver in Dundas 's honour . Vancouver originally believed it to be one island , Dundas 's Island , but it was later determined that it was in fact a small archipelago . The group became known as the Dundas Islands , while constituent islands were given the names Melville Island , Baron Island , and Dunira Island , in respect of Dundas 's titles . The District of Dundas in New South Wales was named after the Colonial Secretary , Henry Dundas . The District of Dundas was abolished in 1889 although the name still survives in the Sydney suburb of Dundas . In 1848 , John Septimus Roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of Western Australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around Norseman which he named Dundas Hills , after the colonial secretary . Gold was discovered there in 1893 , the Dundas Field was proclaimed , and the town of Dundas established ( ca. 40 km south of Norseman , later abandoned ) , which eventually led to the present Shire of Dundas . A monument to Dundas , modeled loosely on Trajan 's Column in Rome , stands in the centre of St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . The cost of the Melville Monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the Royal Navy . " It was designed in 1821 by William Burn , who was advised by Robert Stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . It cost £8,000 . The garden surrounding the Melville Monument was opened to the public in 2008 . A statue of Dundas , sculpted by Robert Forrest from a model by Francis Chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . The long-time headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland , directly to the east , is Dundas House ; construction was completed in 1774 for Sir Lawrence Dundas , a relative . In July 2020 temporary signs were erected by the City of Edinburgh Council to note that the plaque would be updated to note Dundas 's role in delaying the abolition of slavery . A statue ( 1818 ) , by Sir Francis Chantrey , of Dundas stands against the north wall inside Parliament Hall in Edinburgh . Furthermore , the Melville Monument , an obelisk erected in 1812 on Dunmore hill , overlooking the scenic village of Comrie in Perthshire , commemorates his life . Dundas Street , Hong Kong , was also named for him . Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club , in the Scottish Second Division have named their new stadium New Dundas Park , in honour of Henry Dundas , 1st Viscount Melville whose wife lived locally at Melville Castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the Rose " . Namesake of Melville Island in Nova Scotia . Dispute over Dundas 's impact on abolition Academic discourse In the 20th century , historians were divided over whether Dundas should be held solely responsible for prolonging the slave trade . Historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including David Brion Davis , Robin Blackburn , Roger Anstey , and Stephen Tomkins commented that Dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . According to Davis , " By making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , Dundas suggested possibilities for indefinite delay . " Stephen Mullen , a research associate at Glasgow University , called Dundas " a great delayer " of abolition in 2021 . These claims were criticized by historian Angela McCarthy , who rejected the notion that Dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . Other historians of British history argue that delay was inevitable . Angela McCarthy notes that the revolutionary wars with France , and opposition in the House of Lords and in the royal family , presented enormous obstacles . Sir Tom Devine , whose publications include editing Recovering Scotland 's Slavery Past : The Caribbean Connection ( Edinburgh University Press , 2015 ) , has said that blaming Dundas solely for delay in the abolition of the slave trade ignores the wider political and economic factors that were the true causes of delay . In another Scottish Affairs article , McCarthy held that leading anti-Dundas activist Professor Emeritus Sir Geoff Palmer repeatedly misrepresented published sources . Brian Young notes that in 1792 , the motion for immediate cessation of the slave trade was heading for certain defeat . By inserting the word " gradual " into the motion , Young says Dundas ensured a successful vote for the ultimate abolition of the trade in slaves . Controversy over legacy Given accusations that he contributed to delay in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1790s , activists have argued against the memorialisation of Dundas . Over 14,000 people signed an online petition in June 2020 to rename Dundas Street , a major street in downtown Toronto . The petition arose from a Black Lives Matter protest on 5 June 2020 , where Dundas Street was the site of the march . The protest was documented by Mark Terry in the film Scotland , Slavery , and Statues . In July 2021 , Toronto City Council voted to rename the street and other civic assets , although the change is still pending . In December 2023 , Toronto City Council approved " Sankofa Square " as the new name for Yonge-Dundas Square . In Edinburgh , demonstrators graffitied the Melville Monument in June 2020 . In March 2021 , the City of Edinburgh Council approved a permanent plaque dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans . Numerous historians , including Scotland 's most eminent historian Professor Emeritus Sir Tom Devine , as well as descendants of Dundas , criticised the content of the plaque as historically inaccurate . Fictional references Lord Melville , as First Lord of the Admiralty , is present or a background character in several of Patrick O' Brian 's Aubrey-Maturin novels . As a major official favourably disposed to Jack Aubrey , Lord Melville 's political interest is often helpful to the captain . O' Brian casts Melville 's impeachment for malversation of public monies as a political attack using naval intelligence spending , the details of which cannot be disclosed for security and the safety of intelligence agents—such as Stephen Maturin . Additionally , Heneage ' Hen ' Dundas , a real-life naval officer son of Thomas Dundas , appears as a son of the 1st Lord Melville . As a former crewmate and close friend of one of the eponymous main characters , Jack Aubrey , Heneage Dundas is one of the recurring characters of the series . He is also a supporting character in the legal drama Garrow 's Law . As a leading figure of the establishment , he is a bitter enemy of the radical hero , William Garrow . He is played by Stephen Boxer . Also , fictional references were made to Sir Henry Dundas in Chapter 24 of L. A . Meyer 's third book in the Jacky Faber series , which was titled " Under the Jolly Roger " as well as the former Lord Dundas in Meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " My Bonny Light Horseman " . He was portrayed as ' bookish ' , although a sweet and sincere man otherwise . A reference was made to Henry Dundas and his role in the abolition of the slave trade in the motion picture Amazing Grace ( 2006 ) where he was played by Bill Paterson . Dundas is also featured in Joseph Knight , by James Robertson ( Fourth Estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom Dundas successfully appealed to two levels of Scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of Knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on Scottish soil . Arms CAPTION : Coat of arms of Henry Dundas , 1st Viscount Melville Crest A lion 's head affronteé Gules struggling through an oak bush all Proper . Escutcheon Argent a lion rampant Gules within a bordure Azure charged with three boars ' heads couped Or two in chief and one in base . Supporters Dexter a leopard reguardant , sinister a stag , both Proper . Motto Essayez ( top ) ; Quod Potui Perfecti ( I have done what I could do . ) ( bottom )

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british [UNKNOWN] advocate [PERSON] and politician [PERSON] ( 1742-1811 ) for other people [HUMAN GROUP] named henry dundas [PERSON] , see henry dundas [PERSON] ( disambiguation [ACT] ) . the right honourable [UNKNOWN] the viscount melville [PERSON] pc frse [PERSON] henry dundas [PERSON] [PERSON] , 1st viscount melville [PERSON] by sir thomas lawrence first lord [PERSON] [PERSON] of the admiralty [FORCE] in office may [PERIOD] 1804 - may [PERIOD] 1805 monarch [PERSON] george iii [PERSON] prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] william pitt [PERSON] the younger [PERSON] preceded by the earl [PERSON] of st. vincent [PLACE] succeeded by the lord barham secretary [PERSON] of state [STATE] for war [EVENT] in office july [PERIOD] 1794 - march [PERIOD] 1801 monarch [PERSON] george iii [PERSON] prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] william pitt [PERSON] preceded by office [PLACE] established succeeded by lord hobart president [PERSON] of the board [NUMBER] of control in office june [PERIOD] [PERIOD] 1793 - may [PERIOD] 1801 monarch [PERSON] george iii [PERSON] prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] * pitt [PERSON] * henry addington [PERSON] preceded by the lord grenville [PERSON] succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary [PERSON] [PERSON] in office [PLACE] 8 june [PERIOD] 1791 - 11 july [PERIOD] 1794 monarch [PERSON] george iii [PERSON] prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] pitt [PERSON] preceded by the lord grenville [PERSON] succeeded by the duke [PERSON] of portland lord advocate [PERSON] [PERSON] in office [PLACE] 24 may [PERIOD] 1775 - august 1783 monarch [PERSON] george iii [PERSON] prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] * lord north [PERSON] * the marquess [PERSON] of rockingham [PERSON] * the earl [PERSON] of shelburne [PERSON] * the duke [PERSON] of portland [PERSON] preceded by sir james montgomery [PERSON] succeeded by henry erskine member [PERSON] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for edinburgh [INSTITUTION] in office [PLACE] 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson [PERSON] succeeded by charles hope [PERSON] personal details born [PERSON] ( 1742-04-28) 28 april [PERIOD] 1742 edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , scotland [PLACE] died 28 may [PERIOD] 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , scotland nationality [PLACE] * british [UNKNOWN] political party independent whig spouses [PERSON] * elizabeth rannie ​ [PERSON] ​ [PERSON] ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ [PERSON] * lady jane hope [PERSON] ​ [PERSON] ( m. 1793 )​ children [PERSON] robert dundas [PERSON] , 2nd viscount melville [PERSON] parents [PERSON] * robert dundas [PERSON] of arniston [UNKNOWN] * anne gordon alma mater university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh melville castle [PLACE] , home [PLACE] of henry dundas [PERSON] henry dundas [PERSON] [PERSON] , 1st viscount melville [PERSON] , pc , frse [PERSON] ( 28 april [PERIOD] 1742 - 28 may [PERIOD] 1811 ) , styled as lord melville [PERSON] from 1802 , was a british [UNKNOWN] politician [PERSON] who served as home secretary [PERSON] from 1791 to 1794 and first lord [PERSON] of the admirality [PROPERTY] from 1804 to 1805 . he was instrumental in the encouragement [WORD] of the scottish enlightenment [CONCEPT] , in the prosecution [INSTITUTION] of the war [EVENT] against france [PLACE] , and in the expansion [ACT] of british [UNKNOWN] influence [ELEMENT] in india [PLACE] . prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] william pitt [PERSON] appointed him lord [PERSON] of trade [PROCESS] ( 1784-1786 ) , home secretary [PERSON] ( 1791-1794 ) , president [PERSON] of the board [NUMBER] of control [GROUP] for indian affairs [PERSON] ( 1793-1801 ) , secretary [PERSON] at war [EVENT] ( 1794-1801 ) and first lord [PERSON] of the admiralty [FORCE] ( 1804-1805 ) . as a political boss [PERSON] , dundas [PERSON] 's deft [UNKNOWN] and almost absolute power [POWER] over scottish politics [ACT] during a long period [PERIOD] in which no monarch [PERSON] visited the country [PLACE] led to him being [UNKNOWN] nicknamed " king harry [PERSON] the ninth [PERSON] " , the " grand manager [PERSON] of scotland [PLACE] " ( a play [EVENT] on the masonic office [PLACE] of grand master [PERSON] of scotland [PLACE] ) , and " the uncrowned king [PERSON] of scotland [PLACE] . " he was , however , a controversial figure [FIGURE] , over his amendment [EVENT] to a motion [ACTION] for abolition [EVENT] of the atlantic slave trade [PROCESS] , which called for gradual abolition [EVENT] . at that time [PERIOD] , the leaders [PERSON] of the abolitionist movement [HUMAN GROUP] sought an immediate end [UNKNOWN] to the slave trade [PROCESS] , while the west indian interests [PERSON] opposed any abolition [EVENT] at all . background [PERSON] and education dundas [PERSON] was born in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] on 28 april [PERIOD] 1742 in the house [PLACE] known as ' bishop [PERSON] 's land [LAND] ' ( a former lodging [EVENT] of the archbishop [PERSON] of st andrews [INSTITUTION] ) on the royal mile [PERSON] . he was the fourth son [PERSON] of robert dundas [PERSON] of arniston [UNKNOWN] , lord president [PERSON] of the court [PERSON] of session [TERM] , by his second wife [PERSON] , anne gordon [PERSON] , daughter [PERSON] of sir william gordon [PERSON] of invergordon [UNKNOWN] . he first attended dalkeith grammar school [INSTITUTION] before an attack [EVENT] of smallpox [PERSON] interrupted his studies [STUDY] , after which he moved to the royal high school [INSTITUTION] , edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , before enrolling at the university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh [INSTITUTION] to study law [PERSON] . while a student [PERSON] , he was a member [PERSON] of the edinburgh university [INSTITUTION] belles lettres society [INSTITUTION] , participating in its meetings [ACT] and gaining his first experience [EFFECT] of public [UNKNOWN] speaking at the society [INSTITUTION] 's debates [STATE] . legal career dundas [PERSON] set up his legal offices [POSITION] at the head [HEAD] of fleshmarket close [EVENT] on the royal mile [PERSON] . becoming a member [PERSON] of the faculty [NUMBER] of advocates [UNKNOWN] in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position [POSITION] in the scottish legal system [SYSTEM] . he became solicitor general [FORCE] for scotland [PLACE] in 1766 ; but after his appointment [DECISION] as lord advocate [PERSON] in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice [COLLECTION] to devote his attention [PERSON] more exclusively to public [UNKNOWN] affairs [PERSON] . from 1776-78 , dundas [PERSON] acted as counsel [PERSON] to an escaped slave [PERSON] , joseph knight [PERSON] , who had been purchased in jamaica [PERSON] and later taken to scotland [PLACE] . as a young [PERSON] man [PERSON] knight [PERSON] tried to escape from his owner [PERSON] , and when that failed he launched a legal battle [PERSON] for his freedom [PERSON] . the case [STUDY] went to scotland [PLACE] 's highest civil court [PERSON] , where dundas [PERSON] led knight [PERSON] 's legal team [EVENT] , in the case [STUDY] of knight [PERSON] v. wedderburn [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] was assisted by prominent members [PERSON] of the scottish enlightenment [CONCEPT] , and also the writer samuel johnson [PERSON] , whose biographer james boswell [PERSON] later wrote : " i cannot too highly praise [PROCESS] the speech [SPEECH] which mr . henry dundas [PERSON] generously contributed to the cause [CAUSE] of the sooty stranger [PERSON] . ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question [QUESTION] he impressed me , and i believe all his audience [EVENT] , with such feelings [ACTIVITY] as were produced by some of the most eminent orations [SPEECH] of antiquity [PERSON] . . " dundas [PERSON] argued that " as christianity [PERSON] gained ground [SCORE] in different nations [INSTANCE] , slavery [CONDITION] was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling [RULE] in somerset v stewart [PERSON] in england [PLACE] , dundas [PERSON] said " he hoped for the honour [UNKNOWN] of scotland [PLACE] , that the supreme court [PERSON] of this country [PLACE] would not be the only court [PERSON] that would give its sanction [PERSON] to so barbarous a claim [AMOUNT] . " dundas [PERSON] concluded his remarks [ACT] by stating : " human nature [NATURE] , my lords [PERSON] , spurns at the thought [UNKNOWN] of slavery [CONDITION] among any part of our species [UNKNOWN] . " his pleading in scotland [PLACE] 's highest court [PERSON] was successful , and the court [PERSON] ruled : " the dominion [EVENT] assumed over this negro [PERSON] , under the law [PERSON] of jamaica [PERSON] , being [UNKNOWN] unjust , could not be supported in this country [PLACE] to any extent [PLACE] " . the result [RESULT] was a landmark decision [DECISION] that declared that no person [PERSON] could be a slave [PERSON] on scottish soil [SOIL] . michael fry said that dundas [PERSON] 's success [ACT] in knight [PERSON] v wedderburn [PERSON] was " instrumental in prohibiting [UNKNOWN] not only negro [PERSON] slavery [CONDITION] but also native serfdom [STATE] in scotland [PLACE] . " until 1785 , he served also as dean [PERSON] of the faculty [NUMBER] of advocates [UNKNOWN] . he was created a legum doctor [PERSON] by the university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh [INSTITUTION] on 11 november [PERIOD] 1789 , was lord rector [PERSON] of the university [INSTITUTION] of glasgow [INSTITUTION] from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february [PERIOD] 1788 was appointed chancellor [PERSON] of the university [INSTITUTION] of st andrews [INSTITUTION] . he was also a trustee [PERSON] for the university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh [INSTITUTION] and south bridge [PLACE] . political career election [PROCESS] to parliament [HUMAN GROUP] : the early years [PERIOD] in 1774 , dundas [PERSON] was returned to parliament [HUMAN GROUP] for midlothian [UNKNOWN] , and joined the party [PERSON] of frederick north [PERSON] , lord north [PERSON] ; he was a proud scots speaker [LANGUAGE] and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches [SPEECH] . he was appointed lord advocate [PERSON] in 1775 . his name [NAME] appears in the 1776 minute book [ENTITY] of the poker club [INSTITUTION] . in 1778 , dundas [PERSON] made an attempt [ACTION] at proposing a bill [PERSON] to relieve scottish catholics [UNKNOWN] of their legal disabilities [UNKNOWN] , but in response [ACT] to severe riots [EVENT] in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] and glasgow [INSTITUTION] abandoned the project [ACTION] . after holding subordinate offices [POSITION] under william petty [PERSON] , 2nd earl [PERSON] of shelburne [PERSON] and pitt [PERSON] , he entered the cabinet [EVENT] in 1791 as secretary [PERSON] of state [STATE] for the home department [PERSON] . cessation [EVENT] of the slave [PERSON] trade medallion [PERSON] of henry dundas [PERSON] , national museum [PLACE] of scotland [PLACE] on 2 april [PERIOD] 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce [PERSON] sponsored a motion [ACTION] in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] " that the trade [PROCESS] carried on by british subjects [ABILITY] , for the purpose [PURPOSE] of obtaining slaves [PERSON] on the coast [UNKNOWN] of africa [PLACE] , ought to be abolished . " he had introduced a similar motion [ACTION] in 1791 , which was soundly defeated by mps [UNKNOWN] , with a vote [EVENT] of 163 opposed , 88 in favour [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] was not present for that vote [EVENT] , but when it was again before mps [UNKNOWN] in 1792 , dundas [PERSON] tabled a petition [ACT] from edinburgh residents [PERSON] who supported abolition [EVENT] . he then went on to affirm his agreement [AGREEMENT] in principle [NATURE] with wilberforce [PERSON] 's motion [ACTION] : " my opinion [AMOUNT] has been always against the slave trade [PROCESS] . " he argued , however , that a vote [EVENT] for immediate abolition [EVENT] would be ineffective , as it would drive the slave [PERSON] trade underground [PERSON] or into the hands [PERSON] of foreign nations [INSTANCE] , beyond britain [PLACE] 's control [GROUP] . he stated : " this trade [PROCESS] must be ultimately abolished , but by moderate measures [MEASURE] " . he suggested that slavery [CONDITION] and the slave trade [PROCESS] should be abolished together , and proposed an end [UNKNOWN] to hereditary slavery [CONDITION] , which would have enabled the children [PERSON] born to present-day slaves [PERSON] to become free persons [PERSON] upon reaching adulthood [VALUE] . he then introduced an amendment [EVENT] that would add the word [WORD] " gradual " to the wilberforce motion [ACTION] . the amendment [EVENT] was adopted , and the motion [ACTION] passed with a vote [EVENT] of 230-85 . for the first time [PERIOD] , the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] voted to end [UNKNOWN] the slave trade [PROCESS] . three weeks [PERIOD] after the vote [EVENT] , dundas [PERSON] tabled resolutions [DISTANCE] setting out a plan [PLAN] to implement gradual abolition [EVENT] by the end [UNKNOWN] of 1799 . at that time [PERIOD] he told the house [PLACE] that proceeding too quickly would cause [CAUSE] west indian [PERSON] merchants [PERSON] and landowners [PERSON] to continue the trade [PROCESS] " in a different mode [SERIES] and other channels [PERSON] " . he argued that " if the committee [HUMAN GROUP] would give the time [PERIOD] proposed , they might abolish the trade [PROCESS] ; but , on the contrary [EVENT] , if this opinion [AMOUNT] was not followed , their children [PERSON] yet unborn would not see the end [UNKNOWN] of the traffic [QUANTITY] . " mps [UNKNOWN] ignored his cautions [PERSON] , and voted in favour [PERSON] of ending the trade [PROCESS] in slaves [PERSON] by the end [UNKNOWN] of 1796 . the motion [ACTION] and resolutions [DISTANCE] later failed to win the necessary support [PERSON] of the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] , which deferred consideration [AMOUNT] then dropped the issue [EVENT] altogether . alternative measures [MEASURE] were proposed later in the 1790s . dundas [PERSON] spoke against specific proposals [ABSTRACT ENTITY] tabled in 1796 , while reiterating his support [PERSON] for abolition [EVENT] in principle [NATURE] , but abstained from voting . the loss [PERSON] of momentum [RULE] was connected to three years [PERIOD] of an ongoing war [EVENT] on three continents [PLACE] , including with revolutionary france [PLACE] . it was not until 1807 that the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] voted in favour [PERSON] of abolishing the trade [PROCESS] in slaves [PERSON] . historian stephen farrell [PERSON] has noted that by that time [PERIOD] , the political climate [STUDY] had changed , and the economic advantages [CONDITION] of abolition [EVENT] had become apparent . the slave trade [PROCESS] act [ACT] 1807 prohibited the trade [PROCESS] in slaves [PERSON] in the british empire [STATE] . ownership [STATE] of slaves [PERSON] , however , remained legal in most of the british empire [STATE] until passage [PERSON] of the slavery abolition [EVENT] act [ACT] 1833 . between 1792 and 1807 , when the slave trade [PROCESS] was eventually abolished , another [UNKNOWN] half a million africans [PERSON] were transported into slavery [CONDITION] in the british colonies [SEQUENCE] . dundas [PERSON] insisted that any abolition [EVENT] of the slave trade [PROCESS] could not succeed without the support [PERSON] of west indian [PERSON] colonial legislatures [BODY] . abolitionists [PERSON] argued that west indian [PERSON] assemblies [EVENT] would never support [PERSON] such measures [MEASURE] , and that by making the abolition [EVENT] of the slave [PERSON] trade dependent [RESULT] on colonial reforms [AMOUNT] , dundas [PERSON] was in effect [EFFECT] indefinitely delaying it . there is evidence [ABSTRACT ENTITY] , however , that dundas [PERSON] had secured agreement [AGREEMENT] of the west indians [PLACE] before proposing the eight-year timeline [PERSON] . recent peer-reviewed scholarship [RESULT] has also identified new archival [FORM] evidence [ABSTRACT ENTITY] showing that dundas [PERSON] had the support [PERSON] of several leading abolitionists [PERSON] , while the west indian [PERSON] slave [PERSON] owners [PERSON] opposed his plan [PLAN] just as much as they opposed immediate abolition [EVENT] . a few years [PERIOD] after passage [PERSON] of the slave trade [PROCESS] act [ACT] 1807 , wilberforce [PERSON] and dundas [PERSON] encountered each other . wilberforce [PERSON] recorded the event [EVENT] as follows : " we did not meet for a long time [PERIOD] and all his connexions [SET] most violently abused me . about a year [PERIOD] before he died ... we saw one another [UNKNOWN] , and at first i thought [UNKNOWN] he was passing on , but he stopped and called out , ' ah wilberforce [PERSON] , how do you do ? ' and gave me a hearty shake [PERSON] by the hand [PERSON] . i would have given a thousand pounds [UNIT] for that shake [PERSON] . i never saw him afterwards . " key positions [POSITION] in government [GOVERNMENT] from june [PERIOD] 1793 , dundas [PERSON] was appointed president [PERSON] of the board [NUMBER] of control [GROUP] , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct [ACT] of the east india [PLACE] company [INSTITUTION] and british affairs [PERSON] in india [PLACE] , a post [SEQUENCE] he would hold until 1801 . as the effective minister [HUMAN ROLE] for war [EVENT] as part of his home department [PERSON] responsibilities at the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of the wars [EVENT] of the french revolution [PLACE] , he was pitt [PERSON] 's closest advisor [PERSON] and planner [PERSON] for britain [PLACE] 's military participation [STATE] in the first coalition [GROUP] . although dundas [PERSON] was replaced as home secretary [PERSON] by the duke [PERSON] of portland [PERSON] in july [PERIOD] 1794 , pitt [PERSON] nonetheless wished to maintain direction [DIRECTION] of the war effort [ACTION] in dundas [PERSON] 's trusted hands [PERSON] , and so created for him the new office [PLACE] of secretary [PERSON] of state [STATE] for war [EVENT] . during the period dundas [PERSON] also effectively led much of britain [PLACE] 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities [ACTIVITY] , directly receiving reports [PERSON] from foreign and domestic agents [PERSON] , initiating paramilitary operations [ACTION] , and sponsoring propaganda [STATE] . dundas [PERSON] was responsible for organising several british expeditions [ENTITY] to the caribbean [PERSON] to seize vulnerable french [PLACE] and spanish possessions [STATE] , the largest being [UNKNOWN] that led by sir ralph abercromy [PERSON] in 1795-6 . dundas [PERSON] spearheaded a vain [PERSON] attempt [ACTION] by the british [UNKNOWN] to capture saint-domingue from the french [PLACE] during the haitian revolution [STUDY] . after they lost territory [PLACE] to the armies [FORCE] of toussaint l'ouverture [PERSON] , and became bogged down in their retreat [PLACE] to the western towns [PLACE] of mole st nicholas [PERSON] and jérémie [UNKNOWN] in saint-domingue , the british [UNKNOWN] accepted they could not defeat [ACT] the armies [FORCE] of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island [PLACE] , resulting in thousands [UNKNOWN] of british [UNKNOWN] deaths [EVENT] for no gain [ACT] . dundas [PERSON] also presided over a crisis [EVENT] in britain [PLACE] 's most important possession [STATE] , the colony [SEQUENCE] of jamaica [PERSON] . general george walpole [PERSON] secured the surrender [EVENT] of the jamaican maroons [UNKNOWN] of cudjoe [PERSON] 's town [PLACE] ( trelawny town [PLACE] ) , on condition [CONDITION] they would not be transported off the island [PLACE] . the governor [PERSON] of jamaica [PERSON] , alexander lindsay [PERSON] , 6th earl [PERSON] of balcarres [UNKNOWN] , used a contrived breach [EVENT] of treaty [ARTIFACT] as a pretext [PURPOSE] to deport most of the trelawny town [PLACE] maroons [UNKNOWN] to nova scotia [PERSON] . walpole [PERSON] was disgusted with the governor [PERSON] 's actions [ACTION] , pointing out that he had given the maroons [UNKNOWN] his word [WORD] that they would not be transported off the island [PLACE] . walpole [PERSON] resigned his commission [INSTANCE] , and went back to england [PLACE] , where he became an mp and protested in vain [PERSON] in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] how balcarres [UNKNOWN] had behaved in a duplicitous and dishonest way [UNKNOWN] with the maroons [UNKNOWN] . dundas [PERSON] sided with balcarres [UNKNOWN] in the dispute [DISPUTE] , and turned down walpole [PERSON] 's requests [REQUEST] to get the maroons [UNKNOWN] returned to jamaica [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] was a vigorous advocate [PERSON] of a strong british [UNKNOWN] presence [STATE] in the mediterranean [UNKNOWN] . he promptly met the challenge [EVENT] of napoleon [PERSON] 's attack [EVENT] on egypt [PLACE] with actions [ACTION] which were vigorous and pivotal . while he did not prevent the french [PLACE] landing [TOOL] , he did play [EVENT] a key role [ROLE] in defeating it , thus enhancing british [UNKNOWN] security [FORCE] in india [PLACE] . from about 1798 on he pleaded frequently to be allowed to resign from his offices [POSITION] on health grounds [SCORE] , but pitt [PERSON] , who relied on him greatly , refused even to consider it . pitt [PERSON] 's ministry [INSTITUTION] left office [PLACE] in 1801 . in 1802 , dundas [PERSON] was elevated to the peerage [COLLECTION] of the united kingdom [PLACE] as viscount melville [PERSON] and baron dunira [UNKNOWN] , of dunira [UNKNOWN] in perthshire [PLACE] . when pitt [PERSON] returned to power [POWER] in 1804 , dundas [PERSON] again entered office [PLACE] as first lord [PERSON] of the admiralty [FORCE] . suspicion [EVENT] had arisen , however , as to the financial management [ARRANGEMENT] of the admiralty [FORCE] , of which dundas [PERSON] had been treasurer [HEAD] between 1782 and 1800 . commission [INSTANCE] of inquiry united kingdom [PLACE] legislation [PERSON] proceedings [PERSON] against viscount melville [PERSON] act [ACT] 1805 act [ACT] of parliament parliament [HUMAN GROUP] of the united kingdom [PLACE] long title an act [ACT] to provide that the proceedings [PERSON] now depending in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] upon articles [UNKNOWN] of charge [AMOUNT] of high crimes [UNKNOWN] and misdemanors [UNKNOWN] which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville [PERSON] [PERSON] shall not be discontinued by any prorogation [UNKNOWN] or dissolution [EVENT] of parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . citation 45 geo . 3 c 125 other legislation [PERSON] repealed [UNKNOWN] by statute law [PERSON] revision act [ACT] 1872 status : repealed united kingdom [PLACE] legislation [PERSON] an act [ACT] to indemnify persons [PERSON] who shall give evidence [ABSTRACT ENTITY] against henry lord viscount melville [PERSON] [PERSON] act [ACT] of parliament parliament [HUMAN GROUP] of the united kingdom [PLACE] long title an act [ACT] to indemnify persons [PERSON] who shall give evidence [ABSTRACT ENTITY] against henry lord viscount melville [PERSON] [PERSON] , upon the impeachment [ACT] voted against him by the commons [UNKNOWN] of the united kingdom [PLACE] of great britain [PLACE] and ireland [PLACE] in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] assembled , in respect [EVENT] of acts [ACT] done by such persons [PERSON] in any office [PLACE] or employment [ACT] held by them under the said lord viscount melville [PERSON] [PERSON] , during the time [PERIOD] he held and enjoyed the office [PLACE] of treasurer [HEAD] of his majesty [QUALITY] 's navy [PERSON] . citation 45 geo . 3 c 126 other legislation [PERSON] repealed [UNKNOWN] by statute law [PERSON] revision act [ACT] 1872 status : repealed [UNKNOWN] in 1802 the commissioners [PERSON] of naval inquiry [ACT] commenced inquiries [ACT] into embezzlement [UNKNOWN] of public [UNKNOWN] funds [GROUP] 20 years [PERIOD] earlier , when dundas [PERSON] was treasurer [HEAD] of the navy [PERSON] . its report [PERSON] was presented in 1805 . the navy [PERSON] 's paymaster [PERSON] , alexander trotter [PERSON] , admitted to the commissioners [PERSON] that he had transferred public [UNKNOWN] money [MONEY] from the bank [PLACE] of england [PLACE] to his own credit [PERSON] in a private account [QUALITY] at coutts bank [PLACE] , investing and loaning the funds [GROUP] at interest [AMOUNT] , from which he benefited . although his transactions [SUBSTANCE] caused no loss [PERSON] of public [UNKNOWN] money [MONEY] , but rather the loss [PERSON] of interest [AMOUNT] on that money [MONEY] , impeachment proceedings [PERSON] were taken against dundas [PERSON] in 1806 , given that the misappropriation [USE] had occurred during his term [TERM] as treasurer [HEAD] of the navy [PERSON] . the trial [EFFECT] , in the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] , attracted considerable notice [AMOUNT] because of " dislike of patronage [EVENT] and the pittite [UNKNOWN] ' system [SYSTEM] ' , anti-scottish bias [RESULT] , and advocacy [PERSON] of financial and parliamentary reform [AMOUNT] " . the process [PROCESS] ended in dundas [PERSON] 's acquittal [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] had already left the privy council [HUMAN GROUP] in 1805 but he remained in the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] . he was readmitted to the privy council [HUMAN GROUP] in 1807 . he declined an offer [OFFER] of an earldom [UNKNOWN] in 1809 . family elizabeth rannie [PERSON] or rennie [PERSON] , first wife [PERSON] of henry dundas [PERSON] henry dundas [PERSON] [PERSON] , first viscount melville [PERSON] [PERSON] the simple stone [PERSON] to henry dundas [PERSON] , in the family vault [PERSON] . old lasswade kirkyard [UNKNOWN] the dundas vault [PERSON] in old lasswade kirkyard [UNKNOWN] , containing the first five viscounts melville [PERSON] lord [PERSON] melville [PERSON] 's first marriage [EVENT] was to elizabeth rannie [PERSON] , daughter [PERSON] of david rannie [PERSON] , of melville castle [PLACE] , in 1765 . she is believed to have been about 16 at the time [PERIOD] of the marriage [EVENT] , although the date [RESULT] of her birth [CONDITION] is not certain . she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation [EVENT] " ) with a captain everard faukener [PERSON] in 1778 , after 13 years [PERIOD] of marriage [EVENT] , and abandoned dundas [PERSON] and their four children [PERSON] , fleeing to an undisclosed location [LOCATION] . within days [PERIOD] she confessed in a letter [PURPOSE] to dundas [PERSON] , saying she was " undeserving of being [UNKNOWN] your wife [PERSON] or the mother [PERSON] to your unhappy children [PERSON] . " approximately a month [PERIOD] later they were divorced . she went on to marry faukener [PERSON] and never saw her children [PERSON] again . henry dundas [PERSON] became the owner [PERSON] of the family patrimony [PERSON] she brought to the marriage [EVENT] , in accordance [ACT] with the law [PERSON] of the time [PERIOD] , and raised their four children [PERSON] at melville castle [PLACE] near edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . dundas [PERSON] paid elizabeth [PLACE] a monthly annuity [PROPERTY] until his death [EVENT] , which was not required by law [PERSON] . their eldest son robert [PERSON] inherited the estate [ESTATE] in 1811 . robert [PERSON] , the 2nd viscount melville [PERSON] , continued the annuity [PROPERTY] until elizabeth [PLACE] 's death [EVENT] at the age [PROPERTY] of 98 . between 1785 and 1806 , dundas [PERSON] leased a large country home [PLACE] called warren house [PLACE] on the edge [PERSON] of wimbledon common [PLACE] , where his guests [PERSON] included george iii [PERSON] , economist adam smith [PERSON] , abolitionist william wilberforce [PERSON] , and prime minister [HUMAN ROLE] william pitt [PERSON] the younger [PERSON] . after his divorce dundas [PERSON] was married again , to lady jane hope [PERSON] , daughter [PERSON] of john hope [PERSON] , 2nd earl [PERSON] of hopetoun [PLACE] , in 1793 . he died in may [PERIOD] 1811 , in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , aged 69 , and was succeeded in his titles [ESTATE] by his son [PERSON] from his first marriage [EVENT] , robert [PERSON] . the viscountess [UNKNOWN] melville [PERSON] later married thomas wallace [PERSON] , 1st baron wallace [PERSON] , and died in june [PERIOD] 1829 . dundas [PERSON] is buried in a family vault [PERSON] in old lasswade kirkyard [UNKNOWN] . his most famous family member [PERSON] is actor kit harington [PERSON] . legacy [PERSON] and memory melville monument [PERSON] [PERSON] in st andrew square [PLACE] , edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . late in life [EVENT] dundas [PERSON] 's health [PROPERTY] suffered and he was financially distressed . he attended debates [STATE] in the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] and maintained his position [POSITION] as a member [PERSON] of privy council [HUMAN GROUP] , but kept a lower public [UNKNOWN] profile [EVENT] . however at his death [EVENT] the immediate reaction [PERSON] was one of widespread praise [PROCESS] from most quarters [EVENT] ( apart from the whigs [LIQUID] in scotland [PLACE] ) . by 1900 , however , historians [PERSON] were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome [DISTANCE] of corruption [ACT] and oppression [EVENT] who had sold [MONEY] out scotland [PLACE] to the english [EVENT] . by the late 20th century [PERIOD] his reputation [REPUTATION] had been restored . he was praised for his military policies [RULE] , for giving scotland [PLACE] a cohesive government [GOVERNMENT] , and for making it a major player [PERSON] in imperial affairs [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] was a friend [PERSON] of john graves simcoe [PERSON] , lieutenant governor [PERSON] of upper canada [PLACE] , who named a military road [PLACE] through upper canada [PLACE] ( now southern ontario [PLACE] ) after him . in the city [PLACE] of toronto [PERSON] , yonge-dundas square [PLACE] is a prominent landmark [PERSON] and commercial centre [UNKNOWN] , while dundas street [PLACE] is a main thoroughfare [ACT] . dundas county [PLACE] , ontario [PLACE] , and other highways [QUALITY] and streets [LANGUAGE] outside of toronto [PERSON] , also bear his name [NAME] . dundas island [PLACE] off the coast [UNKNOWN] of british columbia [PERSON] was named by captain george vancouver [PERSON] in dundas [PERSON] 's honour [UNKNOWN] . vancouver [PERSON] originally believed it to be one island [PLACE] , dundas [PERSON] 's island [PLACE] , but it was later determined that it was in fact [UNKNOWN] a small archipelago [GROUP] . the group [GROUP] became known as the dundas islands [PLACE] , while constituent islands [PLACE] were given the names melville island [PLACE] [PLACE] , baron island [PLACE] , and dunira island [PLACE] , in respect [EVENT] of dundas [PERSON] 's titles [ESTATE] . the district [PLACE] of dundas [PERSON] in new south wales [PLACE] was named after the colonial secretary [PERSON] , henry dundas [PERSON] . the district [PLACE] of dundas [PERSON] was abolished in 1889 although the name [NAME] still survives in the sydney suburb [PERSON] of dundas [PERSON] . in 1848 , john septimus [PERSON] roe , the government surveyor [PERSON] ( in the then colony [SEQUENCE] of western australia [PLACE] ) , was searching for pastoral land [LAND] and discovered the area [AREA] around norseman [UNKNOWN] which he named dundas hills [PERSON] , after the colonial secretary [PERSON] . gold [EVENT] was discovered there in 1893 , the dundas [PERSON] field was proclaimed , and the town [PLACE] of dundas [PERSON] established ( ca. 40 km south of norseman [UNKNOWN] , later abandoned ) , which eventually led to the present shire [PERSON] of dundas [PERSON] . a monument [PERSON] to dundas [PERSON] , modeled loosely on trajan [PERSON] 's column [EVENT] in rome [PLACE] , stands in the centre [UNKNOWN] of st andrew square [PLACE] , edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . the cost [EVENT] of the melville monument [PERSON] was " met by contributions [EVENT] from officers [PERSON] and men [PERSON] of the royal navy [PERSON] . " it was designed in 1821 by william burn [PERSON] , who was advised by robert stevenson [PERSON] after residents [PERSON] of the square [PLACE] expressed concern [PERSON] about the adequacy [QUALITY] of the foundations [GROUP] to support [PERSON] a column [EVENT] of such height [QUALITY] . it cost [EVENT] £8,000 . the garden [PERSON] surrounding the melville monument [PERSON] was opened to the public [UNKNOWN] in 2008 . a statue [PERSON] of dundas [PERSON] , sculpted by robert forrest [PERSON] from a model [SYSTEM] by francis chantrey [PERSON] , was added to the top [PLACE] in 1828 . the long-time headquarters [FORCE] of the royal bank [PLACE] of scotland [PLACE] , directly to the east [PLACE] , is dundas house [PLACE] ; construction [EVENT] was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas [PERSON] , a relative [PERSON] . in july [PERIOD] 2020 temporary signs [SIGN] were erected by the city [PLACE] of edinburgh council [HUMAN GROUP] to note that the plaque [EVENT] would be updated to note dundas [PERSON] 's role [ROLE] in delaying the abolition [EVENT] of slavery [CONDITION] . a statue [PERSON] ( 1818 ) , by sir francis chantrey [PERSON] , of dundas [PERSON] stands against the north wall [DOCUMENT] inside parliament hall [PLACE] in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . furthermore , the melville monument [PERSON] , an obelisk [POSITION] erected in 1812 on dunmore hill [HILL] , overlooking the scenic village [PLACE] of comrie [PERSON] in perthshire [PLACE] , commemorates his life [EVENT] . dundas street [PLACE] , hong kong [PERSON] , was also named for him . bonnyrigg rose [PERSON] football club [INSTITUTION] , in the scottish second division [PERSON] have named their new stadium new dundas [PERSON] park [PLACE] , in honour [UNKNOWN] of henry dundas [PERSON] , 1st viscount melville [PERSON] whose wife [PERSON] lived locally at melville castle [PLACE] , and who was a keen supporter [PERSON] of " the rose [PERSON] " . namesake of melville island [PLACE] in nova scotia [PERSON] . dispute [DISPUTE] over dundas [PERSON] 's impact [ACTION] on abolition [EVENT] academic discourse [QUANTITY] in the 20th century [PERIOD] , historians [PERSON] were divided over whether dundas [PERSON] should be held solely responsible for prolonging the slave trade [PROCESS] . historians [PERSON] of the slave trade [PROCESS] and the abolitionist movement [HUMAN GROUP] , including david brion davis [PERSON] , robin blackburn [PERSON] , roger anstey [PERSON] , and stephen tomkins [PERSON] commented that dundas [PERSON] 's actions [ACTION] delayed rather than facilitated abolition [EVENT] . according to davis [PERSON] , " by making the abolition [EVENT] of the slave [PERSON] trade dependent [RESULT] on colonial reforms [AMOUNT] , dundas [PERSON] suggested possibilities [AGREEMENT] for indefinite delay [PERSON] . " stephen mullen , a research associate [PERSON] at glasgow university [INSTITUTION] , called dundas [PERSON] " a great delayer [UNKNOWN] " of abolition [EVENT] in 2021 . these claims [AMOUNT] were criticized by historian angela mccarthy [PERSON] , who rejected the notion [ACT] that dundas [PERSON] 's actions [ACTION] were so singularly determinative of the course [PERSON] of events [EVENT] . other historians [PERSON] of british history argue [UNKNOWN] that delay [PERSON] was inevitable . angela mccarthy [PERSON] notes that the revolutionary wars [EVENT] with france [PLACE] , and opposition [EVENT] in the house [PLACE] of lords [PERSON] and in the royal family [HUMAN GROUP] , presented enormous obstacles [UNKNOWN] . sir tom devine [PERSON] , whose publications [ACTION] include editing recovering scotland [PLACE] 's slavery past [PERIOD] : the caribbean connection [SET] ( edinburgh university [INSTITUTION] press [INSTITUTION] , 2015 ) , has said that blaming dundas [PERSON] solely for delay [PERSON] in the abolition [EVENT] of the slave trade [PROCESS] ignores the wider political and economic factors [ACTION] that were the true causes [CAUSE] of delay [PERSON] . in another [UNKNOWN] scottish affairs article [ARTICLE] , mccarthy [PERSON] held that leading anti-dundas activist professor emeritus sir geoff palmer [PERSON] repeatedly misrepresented published sources [PERSON] . brian young [PERSON] notes that in 1792 , the motion [ACTION] for immediate cessation [EVENT] of the slave trade [PROCESS] was heading for certain defeat [ACT] . by inserting the word [WORD] " gradual " into the motion [ACTION] , young [PERSON] says dundas [PERSON] ensured a successful vote [EVENT] for the ultimate abolition [EVENT] of the trade [PROCESS] in slaves [PERSON] . controversy over legacy [PERSON] given accusations [AMOUNT] that he contributed to delay [PERSON] in the abolition [EVENT] of the transatlantic slave trade [PROCESS] during the 1790s , activists [PERSON] have argued against the memorialisation [UNKNOWN] of dundas [PERSON] . over 14,000 people [HUMAN GROUP] signed an online petition [ACT] in june [PERIOD] 2020 to rename dundas street [PLACE] , a major street [PLACE] in downtown toronto [PERSON] . the petition [ACT] arose from a black lives matter protest [PERSON] on 5 june [PERIOD] 2020 , where dundas street [PLACE] was the site [UNKNOWN] of the march [PERIOD] . the protest [PERSON] was documented by mark terry [PERSON] in the film scotland [PLACE] , slavery [CONDITION] , and statues [UNKNOWN] . in july [PERIOD] 2021 , toronto city [PLACE] council [HUMAN GROUP] voted to rename the street [PLACE] and other civic assets [ASSET] , although the change [UNKNOWN] is still pending . in december [PERIOD] 2023 , toronto city [PLACE] council [HUMAN GROUP] approved " sankofa square [PLACE] " as the new name [NAME] for yonge-dundas square [PLACE] . in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , demonstrators [PERSON] graffitied the melville monument [PERSON] in june [PERIOD] 2020 . in march [PERIOD] 2021 , the city [PLACE] of edinburgh council [HUMAN GROUP] approved a permanent plaque [EVENT] dedicated to the memory [ABSTRACT ENTITY] of enslaved africans [PERSON] . numerous historians [PERSON] , including scotland [PLACE] 's most eminent historian professor emeritus sir tom devine [PERSON] , as well as descendants [RESULT] of dundas [PERSON] , criticised the content [LANGUAGE] of the plaque [EVENT] as historically inaccurate . fictional references lord melville [PERSON] [PERSON] , as first lord [PERSON] of the admiralty [FORCE] , is present or a background [PERSON] character [PERSON] in several of patrick o' brian [PERSON] 's aubrey-maturin novels . as a major official [UNKNOWN] favourably disposed to jack aubrey [PERSON] , lord melville [PERSON] 's political interest [AMOUNT] is often helpful to the captain [PERSON] . o' brian [PERSON] casts melville [PERSON] 's impeachment [ACT] for malversation [UNKNOWN] of public [UNKNOWN] monies [UNKNOWN] as a political attack [EVENT] using naval intelligence [FORCE] spending , the details [EVENT] of which cannot be disclosed for security [FORCE] and the safety [CONDITION] of intelligence [FORCE] agents—such as stephen maturin [PERSON] . additionally , heneage [UNKNOWN] ' hen [PERSON] ' dundas [PERSON] , a real-life naval officer son [PERSON] of thomas dundas [PERSON] , appears as a son [PERSON] of the 1st lord melville [PERSON] . as a former crewmate [UNKNOWN] and close friend [PERSON] of one of the eponymous main characters [PERSON] , jack aubrey [PERSON] , heneage dundas [PERSON] is one of the recurring characters [PERSON] of the series [SERIES] . he is also a supporting character [PERSON] in the legal drama garrow [PERSON] 's law [PERSON] . as a leading figure [FIGURE] of the establishment [EVENT] , he is a bitter enemy [DOCUMENT] of the radical hero [PERSON] , william garrow [PERSON] . he is played by stephen boxer [PERSON] . also , fictional references [VALUE] were made to sir henry dundas [PERSON] [PERSON] in chapter [SEQUENCE] 24 of l. a [UNKNOWN] . meyer [PERSON] 's third book [ENTITY] in the jacky faber series [SERIES] , which was titled " under the jolly roger [PERSON] " as well as the former lord dundas [PERSON] in meyer [PERSON] 's sixth book [ENTITY] , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman [PERSON] " . he was portrayed as ' bookish [UNKNOWN] ' , although a sweet and sincere man otherwise [PERSON] . a reference [VALUE] was made to henry dundas [PERSON] and his role [ROLE] in the abolition [EVENT] of the slave trade [PROCESS] in the motion picture amazing grace [PERSON] ( 2006 ) where he was played by bill paterson [PERSON] . dundas [PERSON] is also featured in joseph knight [PERSON] , by james robertson [PERSON] ( fourth estate [ESTATE] , 2003 ) - a fictional account [QUALITY] of the true story [PERSON] of the former slave [PERSON] for whom dundas [PERSON] successfully appealed to two levels [DOCUMENT] of scottish courts [PERSON] , ultimately winning a declaration [WORD] of knight [PERSON] 's emancipation [ACT] , and the emancipation [ACT] of all purported slaves [PERSON] on scottish soil [SOIL] . arms caption [CONDITION] : coat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] of arms [PERSON] of henry dundas [PERSON] , 1st viscount melville [PERSON] crest [PERSON] a lion [PERSON] 's head affronteé gules [UNKNOWN] struggling through an oak bush [PERSON] all proper [PLACE] . escutcheon argent [PERSON] a lion rampant gules [PERSON] within a bordure [UNKNOWN] azure charged with three boars [PERSON] ' heads [PERSON] couped or two in chief [POSITION] and one in base [EVENT] . supporters [PERSON] dexter a leopard reguardant [UNKNOWN] , sinister a stag [PERSON] , both proper [PLACE] . motto essayez [PERSON] ( top [PLACE] ) ; quod potui perfecti [UNKNOWN] ( i have done what i could do . ) ( bottom [SET] )

## Objects found

Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error
1 | dundas | 65 | PERSON | for other people named henry dundas , see henry dundas ( disambiguation ) . |
2 | abolition | 20 | EVENT | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
3 | trade | 20 | PROCESS | prime minister william pitt appointed him lord of trade ( 1784-1786 ) , home secretary ( 1791-1794 ) , president of the board of control for indian affairs ( 1793-1801 ) , secretary at war ( 1794-1801 ) and first lord of the admiralty ( 1804-1805 ) . |
4 | scotland | 16 | PLACE | personal details born ( 1742-04-28) 28 april 1742 edinburgh , scotland died 28 may 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) |
5 | edinburgh | 13 | INSTITUTION | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
6 | house | 12 | PLACE | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
7 | henry dundas | 10 | PERSON | for other people named henry dundas , see henry dundas ( disambiguation ) . |
8 | time | 9 | PERIOD | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
9 | slaves | 8 | PERSON | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
10 | slavery | 8 | CONDITION | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
11 | motion | 8 | ACTION | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
12 | office | 8 | PLACE | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
13 | lords | 7 | PERSON | dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " human nature , my lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " |
14 | pitt | 7 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
15 | court | 6 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
16 | war | 6 | EVENT | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
17 | vote | 6 | EVENT | he had introduced a similar motion in 1791 , which was soundly defeated by mps , with a vote of 163 opposed , 88 in favour . |
18 | children | 6 | PERSON | ​ ( m. 1793 )​ children robert dundas , 2nd viscount melville parents * robert dundas of arniston * |
19 | jamaica | 5 | PERSON | from 1776-78 , dundas acted as counsel to an escaped slave , joseph knight , who had been purchased in jamaica and later taken to scotland . |
20 | university | 5 | INSTITUTION | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
21 | earl | 5 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
22 | historians | 5 | PERSON | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
23 | admiralty | 5 | FORCE | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
24 | june | 5 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
25 | law | 5 | PERSON | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
26 | parliament | 5 | HUMAN GROUP | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
27 | marriage | 5 | EVENT | melville 's first marriage was to elizabeth rannie , daughter of david rannie , of melville castle , in 1765 . |
28 | end | 5 | UNKNOWN | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
29 | viscount melville | 5 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
30 | commons | 5 | UNKNOWN | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
31 | island | 5 | PLACE | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
32 | years | 4 | PERIOD | political career election to parliament : the early years |
33 | name | 4 | NAME | his name appears in the 1776 minute book of the poker club . |
34 | britain | 4 | PLACE | he argued , however , that a vote for immediate abolition would be ineffective , as it would drive the slave trade underground or into the hands of foreign nations , beyond britain 's control . |
35 | persons | 4 | PERSON | he suggested that slavery and the slave trade should be abolished together , and proposed an end to hereditary slavery , which would have enabled the children born to present-day slaves to become free persons upon reaching adulthood . |
36 | melville monument | 4 | PERSON | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
37 | secretary | 4 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
38 | treasurer | 4 | HEAD | suspicion had arisen , however , as to the financial management of the admiralty , of which dundas had been treasurer between 1782 and 1800 . |
39 | actions | 4 | ACTION | walpole was disgusted with the governor 's actions , pointing out that he had given the maroons his word that they would not be transported off the island . |
40 | support | 4 | PERSON | the motion and resolutions later failed to win the necessary support of the house of lords , which deferred consideration then dropped the issue altogether . |
41 | first lord | 4 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
42 | wilberforce | 4 | PERSON | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
43 | wife | 4 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
44 | slave | 4 | PERSON | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
45 | navy | 4 | PERSON | time he held and enjoyed the office of treasurer of his majesty 's navy . |
46 | dundas street | 4 | PLACE | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
47 | state | 3 | STATE | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
48 | country | 3 | PLACE | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
49 | petition | 3 | ACT | dundas was not present for that vote , but when it was again before mps in 1792 , dundas tabled a petition from edinburgh residents who supported abolition . |
50 | mps | 3 | UNKNOWN | he had introduced a similar motion in 1791 , which was soundly defeated by mps , with a vote of 163 opposed , 88 in favour . |
51 | attack | 3 | EVENT | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
52 | maroons | 3 | UNKNOWN | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
53 | delay | 3 | PERSON | according to davis , " by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas suggested possibilities for indefinite delay . " |
54 | daughter | 3 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
55 | board | 3 | NUMBER | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
56 | knight | 3 | PERSON | from 1776-78 , dundas acted as counsel to an escaped slave , joseph knight , who had been purchased in jamaica and later taken to scotland . |
57 | april | 3 | PERIOD | personal details born ( 1742-04-28) 28 april 1742 edinburgh , scotland died 28 may 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) |
58 | favour | 3 | PERSON | he had introduced a similar motion in 1791 , which was soundly defeated by mps , with a vote of 163 opposed , 88 in favour . |
59 | role | 3 | ROLE | while he did not prevent the french landing , he did play a key role in defeating it , thus enhancing british security in india . |
60 | melville castle | 3 | PLACE | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
61 | india | 3 | PLACE | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
62 | may | 3 | PERIOD | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
63 | july | 3 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
64 | balcarres | 3 | UNKNOWN | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
65 | control | 3 | GROUP | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
66 | amendment | 3 | EVENT | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
67 | member | 3 | PERSON | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
68 | death | 3 | EVENT | dundas paid elizabeth a monthly annuity until his death , which was not required by law . |
69 | evidence | 3 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | there is evidence , however , that dundas had secured agreement of the west indians before proposing the eight-year timeline . |
70 | plaque | 3 | EVENT | in july 2020 temporary signs were erected by the city of edinburgh council to note that the plaque would be updated to note dundas 's role in delaying the abolition of slavery . |
71 | home secretary | 3 | PERSON | pitt * henry addington preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary |
72 | walpole | 3 | PERSON | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
73 | france | 3 | PLACE | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
74 | england | 3 | PLACE | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
75 | honour | 3 | UNKNOWN | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
76 | lord melville | 3 | PERSON | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
77 | city | 3 | PLACE | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
78 | word | 3 | WORD | he then introduced an amendment that would add the word " gradual " to the wilberforce motion . |
79 | privy council | 3 | HUMAN GROUP | dundas had already left the privy council in 1805 but he remained in the house of lords . |
80 | son | 3 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
81 | measures | 3 | MEASURE | he stated : " this trade must be ultimately abolished , but by moderate measures " . |
82 | interest | 3 | AMOUNT | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
83 | money | 3 | MONEY | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
84 | loss | 3 | PERSON | the loss of momentum was connected to three years of an ongoing war on three continents , including with revolutionary france . |
85 | duke | 3 | PERSON | in office 8 june 1791 - 11 july 1794 monarch george iii prime minister pitt preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by the duke of portland lord advocate |
86 | land | 2 | LAND | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
87 | affairs | 2 | PERSON | prime minister william pitt appointed him lord of trade ( 1784-1786 ) , home secretary ( 1791-1794 ) , president of the board of control for indian affairs ( 1793-1801 ) , secretary at war ( 1794-1801 ) and first lord of the admiralty ( 1804-1805 ) . |
88 | advocate | 2 | PERSON | british advocate and politician ( 1742-1811 ) |
89 | nations | 2 | INSTANCE | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
90 | century | 2 | PERIOD | by the late 20th century his reputation had been restored . |
91 | robert dundas | 2 | PERSON | ​ ( m. 1793 )​ children robert dundas , 2nd viscount melville parents * robert dundas of arniston * |
92 | toronto | 2 | PERSON | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
93 | united kingdom long | 2 | PLACE |  |
94 | home department | 2 | PERSON | after holding subordinate offices under william petty , 2nd earl of shelburne and pitt , he entered the cabinet in 1791 as secretary of state for the home department . |
95 | st andrew square | 2 | PLACE | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
96 | angela mccarthy | 2 | PERSON | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
97 | commissioners | 2 | PERSON | in 1802 the commissioners of naval inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when dundas was treasurer of the navy . |
98 | africans | 2 | PERSON | between 1792 and 1807 , when the slave trade was eventually abolished , another half a million africans were transported into slavery in the british colonies . |
99 | joseph knight | 2 | PERSON | from 1776-78 , dundas acted as counsel to an escaped slave , joseph knight , who had been purchased in jamaica and later taken to scotland . |
100 | lord advocate | 2 | PERSON | in office 8 june 1791 - 11 july 1794 monarch george iii prime minister pitt preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by the duke of portland lord advocate |
101 | system | 2 | SYSTEM | becoming a member of the faculty of advocates in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position in the scottish legal system . |
102 | president | 2 | PERSON | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
103 | armies | 2 | FORCE | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
104 | debates | 2 | STATE | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
105 | lord grenville | 2 | PERSON | pitt * henry addington preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary |
106 | william wilberforce | 2 | PERSON | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
107 | yonge dundas square | 2 | PLACE |  |
108 | annuity | 2 | PROPERTY | dundas paid elizabeth a monthly annuity until his death , which was not required by law . |
109 | character | 2 | PERSON | fictional references lord melville , as first lord of the admiralty , is present or a background character in several of patrick o' brian 's aubrey-maturin novels . |
110 | owner | 2 | PERSON | as a young man knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . |
111 | henry dundas henry dundas | 2 | PERSON | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
112 | saint domingue | 2 | PERSON |  |
113 | jack aubrey | 2 | PERSON | as a major official favourably disposed to jack aubrey , lord melville 's political interest is often helpful to the captain . |
114 | reforms | 2 | AMOUNT | abolitionists argued that west indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . |
115 | st andrews | 2 | INSTITUTION | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
116 | portland | 2 | PERSON | in office 8 june 1791 - 11 july 1794 monarch george iii prime minister pitt preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by the duke of portland lord advocate |
117 | characters | 2 | PERSON | as a former crewmate and close friend of one of the eponymous main characters , jack aubrey , heneage dundas is one of the recurring characters of the series . |
118 | offices | 2 | POSITION | dundas set up his legal offices at the head of fleshmarket close on the royal mile . |
119 | glasgow | 2 | INSTITUTION | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
120 | toronto city council | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | in july 2021 , toronto city council voted to rename the street and other civic assets , although the change is still pending . |
121 | trade dependent | 2 | RESULT | abolitionists argued that west indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . |
122 | family vault | 2 | PERSON | the simple stone to henry dundas , in the family vault . |
123 | british | 2 | UNKNOWN | british advocate and politician ( 1742-1811 ) |
124 | street | 2 | PLACE | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
125 | district | 2 | PLACE | the district of dundas in new south wales was named after the colonial secretary , henry dundas . |
126 | account | 2 | QUALITY | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
127 | citation geo | 2 | BODY |  |
128 | march | 2 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
129 | town | 2 | PLACE | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
130 | upper canada | 2 | PLACE | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
131 | soil | 2 | SOIL | the result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on scottish soil . |
132 | statue | 2 | PERSON | a statue of dundas , sculpted by robert forrest from a model by francis chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . |
133 | advocates | 2 | UNKNOWN | becoming a member of the faculty of advocates in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position in the scottish legal system . |
134 | commission | 2 | INSTANCE | walpole resigned his commission , and went back to england , where he became an mp and protested in vain in the house of commons how balcarres had behaved in a duplicitous and dishonest way with the maroons . |
135 | intelligence | 2 | FORCE | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
136 | legislation | 2 | PERSON | commission of inquiry united kingdom legislation proceedings against viscount melville act 1805 act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
137 | opinion | 2 | AMOUNT | " my opinion has been always against the slave trade . " |
138 | shelburne | 2 | PERSON | the earl of shelburne * |
139 | figure | 2 | FIGURE | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
140 | abolitionists | 2 | PERSON | abolitionists argued that west indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . |
141 | position | 2 | POSITION | becoming a member of the faculty of advocates in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position in the scottish legal system . |
142 | centre | 2 | UNKNOWN | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
143 | statute law revision act status | 2 | STATUS |  |
144 | faculty | 2 | NUMBER | becoming a member of the faculty of advocates in 1763 , he soon acquired a leading position in the scottish legal system . |
145 | friend | 2 | PERSON | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
146 | governor | 2 | PERSON | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
147 | power | 2 | POWER | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
148 | west indian | 2 | PERSON | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
149 | principle | 2 | NATURE | he then went on to affirm his agreement in principle with wilberforce 's motion : |
150 | slave trade act | 2 | ACT | the slave trade act 1807 prohibited the trade in slaves in the british empire . |
151 | edinburgh council | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | in july 2020 temporary signs were erected by the city of edinburgh council to note that the plaque would be updated to note dundas 's role in delaying the abolition of slavery . |
152 | hands | 2 | PERSON | he argued , however , that a vote for immediate abolition would be ineffective , as it would drive the slave trade underground or into the hands of foreign nations , beyond britain 's control . |
153 | government | 2 | GOVERNMENT | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
154 | legacy | 2 | PERSON | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
155 | office may | 2 | PERIOD | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
156 | parliament parliament | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | commission of inquiry united kingdom legislation proceedings against viscount melville act 1805 act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
157 | cessation | 2 | EVENT | cessation of the slave trade medallion of henry dundas , national museum of scotland |
158 | meyer | 2 | PERSON | meyer 's third book in the jacky faber series , which was titled " under the jolly roger " as well as the former lord dundas in meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman " . |
159 | titles | 2 | ESTATE | he died in may 1811 , in edinburgh , aged 69 , and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his first marriage , robert . |
160 | movement | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
161 | perthshire | 2 | PLACE | in 1802 , dundas was elevated to the peerage of the united kingdom as viscount melville and baron dunira , of dunira in perthshire . |
162 | security | 2 | FORCE | while he did not prevent the french landing , he did play a key role in defeating it , thus enhancing british security in india . |
163 | plan | 2 | PLAN | three weeks after the vote , dundas tabled resolutions setting out a plan to implement gradual abolition by the end of 1799 . |
164 | nova scotia | 2 | PERSON | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
165 | west | 2 | PERSON | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
166 | column | 2 | EVENT | a monument to dundas , modeled loosely on trajan 's column in rome , stands in the centre of st andrew square , edinburgh . |
167 | norseman | 2 | UNKNOWN | roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of western australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around norseman which he named dundas hills , after the colonial secretary . |
168 | british empire | 2 | STATE | the slave trade act 1807 prohibited the trade in slaves in the british empire . |
169 | younger | 2 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
170 | robert | 2 | PERSON | ​ ( m. 1793 )​ children robert dundas , 2nd viscount melville parents * robert dundas of arniston * |
171 | impeachment | 2 | ACT | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
172 | coast | 2 | UNKNOWN | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
173 | respect | 2 | EVENT | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
174 | people | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | for other people named henry dundas , see henry dundas ( disambiguation ) . |
175 | royal mile | 2 | PERSON | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
176 | old lasswade kirkyard | 2 | UNKNOWN | old lasswade kirkyard the dundas vault in old lasswade kirkyard , containing the first five viscounts melville lord |
177 | wars | 2 | EVENT | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
178 | case | 2 | STUDY | the case went to scotland 's highest civil court , where dundas led knight 's legal team , in the case of knight v. wedderburn . |
179 | elizabeth | 2 | PLACE | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * lady jane hope |
180 | arniston | 2 | UNKNOWN | ​ ( m. 1793 )​ children robert dundas , 2nd viscount melville parents * robert dundas of arniston * |
181 | attempt | 2 | ACTION | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
182 | united kingdom | 2 | PLACE | in 1802 , dundas was elevated to the peerage of the united kingdom as viscount melville and baron dunira , of dunira in perthshire . |
183 | prime minister william pitt | 2 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
184 | agreement | 2 | AGREEMENT | he then went on to affirm his agreement in principle with wilberforce 's motion : |
185 | politician | 2 | PERSON | british advocate and politician ( 1742-1811 ) |
186 | henry lord viscount melville | 2 | PERSON | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
187 | proper | 2 | PLACE | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
188 | act | 2 | ACT | the slave trade act 1807 prohibited the trade in slaves in the british empire . |
189 | book | 2 | ENTITY | his name appears in the 1776 minute book of the poker club . |
190 | resolutions | 2 | DISTANCE | three weeks after the vote , dundas tabled resolutions setting out a plan to implement gradual abolition by the end of 1799 . |
191 | passage | 2 | PERSON | ownership of slaves , however , remained legal in most of the british empire until passage of the slavery abolition act 1833 . |
192 | emancipation | 2 | ACT | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
193 | lord north | 2 | PERSON | lord north * the marquess of rockingham * |
194 | robert forrest | 1 | PERSON | a statue of dundas , sculpted by robert forrest from a model by francis chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . |
195 | british history argue | 1 | UNKNOWN | other historians of british history argue that delay was inevitable . |
196 | john septimus | 1 | PERSON | in 1848 , john septimus |
197 | trial | 1 | EFFECT | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
198 | officers | 1 | PERSON | the cost of the melville monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the royal navy . " |
199 | fact | 1 | UNKNOWN | vancouver originally believed it to be one island , dundas 's island , but it was later determined that it was in fact a small archipelago . |
200 | speech | 1 | SPEECH | " i cannot too highly praise the speech which mr . henry dundas generously contributed to the cause of the sooty stranger . |
201 | officer son | 1 | PERSON | additionally , heneage ' hen ' dundas , a real-life naval officer son of thomas dundas , appears as a son of the 1st lord melville . |
202 | viscount melville crest | 1 | PERSON | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
203 | operations | 1 | ACTION | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
204 | family member | 1 | PERSON | his most famous family member is actor kit harington . |
205 | henry erskine member | 1 | PERSON | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
206 | wedderburn | 1 | PERSON | the case went to scotland 's highest civil court , where dundas led knight 's legal team , in the case of knight v. wedderburn . |
207 | government surveyor | 1 | PERSON | roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of western australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around norseman which he named dundas hills , after the colonial secretary . |
208 | negro | 1 | PERSON | his pleading in scotland 's highest court was successful , and the court ruled : " the dominion assumed over this negro , under the law of jamaica , being unjust , could not be supported in this country to any extent " . |
209 | writer samuel johnson | 1 | PERSON | dundas was assisted by prominent members of the scottish enlightenment , and also the writer samuel johnson , whose biographer james boswell later wrote : |
210 | trustee | 1 | PERSON | he was also a trustee for the university of edinburgh and south bridge . |
211 | affairs article | 1 | ARTICLE | in another scottish affairs article , mccarthy held that leading anti-dundas activist professor emeritus sir geoff palmer repeatedly misrepresented published sources . |
212 | hero | 1 | PERSON | as a leading figure of the establishment , he is a bitter enemy of the radical hero , william garrow . |
213 | bonny light horseman | 1 | PERSON | meyer 's third book in the jacky faber series , which was titled " under the jolly roger " as well as the former lord dundas in meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman " . |
214 | enlightenment | 1 | CONCEPT | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
215 | series | 1 | SERIES | as a former crewmate and close friend of one of the eponymous main characters , jack aubrey , heneage dundas is one of the recurring characters of the series . |
216 | proceedings | 1 | PERSON | commission of inquiry united kingdom legislation proceedings against viscount melville act 1805 act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
217 | christianity | 1 | PERSON | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
218 | paymaster | 1 | PERSON | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
219 | meetings | 1 | ACT | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
220 | leaders | 1 | PERSON | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
221 | islands | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
222 | scotland nationality | 1 | PLACE | edinburgh , scotland nationality * |
223 | fleshmarket close | 1 | EVENT | dundas set up his legal offices at the head of fleshmarket close on the royal mile . |
224 | thousands | 1 | UNKNOWN | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
225 | reference | 1 | VALUE | a reference was made to henry dundas and his role in the abolition of the slave trade in the motion picture amazing grace ( 2006 ) where he was played by bill paterson . |
226 | process | 1 | PROCESS | the process ended in dundas 's acquittal . |
227 | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ | 1 | PERSON | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * lady jane hope |
228 | chapter | 1 | SEQUENCE | also , fictional references were made to sir henry dundas in chapter 24 of l. a . |
229 | wilberforce motion | 1 | ACTION | he then introduced an amendment that would add the word " gradual " to the wilberforce motion . |
230 | career dundas | 1 | PERSON |  |
231 | son robert | 1 | PERSON | their eldest son robert inherited the estate in 1811 . |
232 | arms | 1 | PERSON | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
233 | dundas county | 1 | PLACE | dundas county , ontario , and other highways and streets outside of toronto , also bear his name . |
234 | health | 1 | PROPERTY | from about 1798 on he pleaded frequently to be allowed to resign from his offices on health grounds , but pitt , who relied on him greatly , refused even to consider it . |
235 | positions | 1 | POSITION | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
236 | speeches | 1 | SPEECH | in 1774 , dundas was returned to parliament for midlothian , and joined the party of frederick north , lord north ; he was a proud scots speaker and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches . |
237 | mediterranean | 1 | UNKNOWN | dundas was a vigorous advocate of a strong british presence in the mediterranean . |
238 | sir ralph abercromy | 1 | PERSON | dundas was responsible for organising several british expeditions to the caribbean to seize vulnerable french and spanish possessions , the largest being that led by sir ralph abercromy in 1795-6 . |
239 | st. vincent | 1 | PLACE | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
240 | country home | 1 | PLACE | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
241 | feelings | 1 | ACTIVITY | ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and i believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " |
242 | subordinate offices | 1 | POSITION | after holding subordinate offices under william petty , 2nd earl of shelburne and pitt , he entered the cabinet in 1791 as secretary of state for the home department . |
243 | motion picture amazing grace | 1 | PERSON | a reference was made to henry dundas and his role in the abolition of the slave trade in the motion picture amazing grace ( 2006 ) where he was played by bill paterson . |
244 | establishment | 1 | EVENT | as a leading figure of the establishment , he is a bitter enemy of the radical hero , william garrow . |
245 | ruling | 1 | RULE | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
246 | earldom | 1 | UNKNOWN | he declined an offer of an earldom in 1809 . |
247 | deaths | 1 | EVENT | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
248 | hen | 1 | PERSON | additionally , heneage ' hen ' dundas , a real-life naval officer son of thomas dundas , appears as a son of the 1st lord melville . |
249 | references | 1 | VALUE | fictional references lord melville , as first lord of the admiralty , is present or a background character in several of patrick o' brian 's aubrey-maturin novels . |
250 | grand master | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
251 | naval inquiry | 1 | ACT | in 1802 the commissioners of naval inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when dundas was treasurer of the navy . |
252 | high crimes | 1 | UNKNOWN | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
253 | right honourable | 1 | UNKNOWN | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
254 | direction | 1 | DIRECTION | although dundas was replaced as home secretary by the duke of portland in july 1794 , pitt nonetheless wished to maintain direction of the war effort in dundas 's trusted hands , and so created for him the new office of secretary of state for war . |
255 | whigs | 1 | LIQUID | however at his death the immediate reaction was one of widespread praise from most quarters ( apart from the whigs in scotland ) . |
256 | lord president | 1 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
257 | way | 1 | UNKNOWN | walpole resigned his commission , and went back to england , where he became an mp and protested in vain in the house of commons how balcarres had behaved in a duplicitous and dishonest way with the maroons . |
258 | headquarters | 1 | FORCE | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
259 | alexander trotter | 1 | PERSON | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
260 | melville island | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
261 | memorialisation | 1 | UNKNOWN | given accusations that he contributed to delay in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1790s , activists have argued against the memorialisation of dundas . |
262 | contrary | 1 | EVENT | he argued that " if the committee would give the time proposed , they might abolish the trade ; but , on the contrary , if this opinion was not followed , their children yet unborn would not see the end of the traffic . " |
263 | conversation | 1 | EVENT | she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a captain everard faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . |
264 | scots speaker | 1 | LANGUAGE | in 1774 , dundas was returned to parliament for midlothian , and joined the party of frederick north , lord north ; he was a proud scots speaker and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches . |
265 | anti dundas | 1 | PERSON |  |
266 | dunira | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1802 , dundas was elevated to the peerage of the united kingdom as viscount melville and baron dunira , of dunira in perthshire . |
267 | dominion | 1 | EVENT | his pleading in scotland 's highest court was successful , and the court ruled : " the dominion assumed over this negro , under the law of jamaica , being unjust , could not be supported in this country to any extent " . |
268 | life | 1 | EVENT | late in life |
269 | landmark decision | 1 | DECISION | the result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on scottish soil . |
270 | dundas island | 1 | PLACE | dundas island off the coast of british columbia was named by captain george vancouver in dundas 's honour . |
271 | caribbean connection | 1 | SET | the caribbean connection ( edinburgh university press , 2015 ) , has said that blaming dundas solely for delay in the abolition of the slave trade ignores the wider political and economic factors that were the true causes of delay . |
272 | thought | 1 | UNKNOWN | dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " human nature , my lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " |
273 | effect | 1 | EFFECT | abolitionists argued that west indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . |
274 | john hope | 1 | PERSON | after his divorce dundas was married again , to lady jane hope , daughter of john hope , 2nd earl of hopetoun , in 1793 . |
275 | impeachment proceedings | 1 | PERSON | although his transactions caused no loss of public money , but rather the loss of interest on that money , impeachment proceedings were taken against dundas in 1806 , given that the misappropriation had occurred during his term as treasurer of the navy . |
276 | ownership | 1 | STATE | ownership of slaves , however , remained legal in most of the british empire until passage of the slavery abolition act 1833 . |
277 | edinburgh university belles lettres society | 1 | INSTITUTION | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
278 | report | 1 | PERSON | its report was presented in 1805 . |
279 | grand manager | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
280 | heneage | 1 | UNKNOWN | additionally , heneage ' hen ' dundas , a real-life naval officer son of thomas dundas , appears as a son of the 1st lord melville . |
281 | mole st nicholas | 1 | PERSON | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
282 | king | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
283 | another | 1 | UNKNOWN | between 1792 and 1807 , when the slave trade was eventually abolished , another half a million africans were transported into slavery in the british colonies . |
284 | dundas vault | 1 | PERSON | old lasswade kirkyard the dundas vault in old lasswade kirkyard , containing the first five viscounts melville lord |
285 | patronage | 1 | EVENT | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
286 | square | 1 | PLACE | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
287 | august monarch george iii prime minister | 1 | HUMAN ROLE |  |
288 | lord rector | 1 | PERSON | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
289 | bookish | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was portrayed as ' bookish ' , although a sweet and sincere man otherwise . |
290 | question | 1 | QUESTION | ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and i believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " |
291 | lord barham secretary | 1 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
292 | mark terry | 1 | PERSON | the protest was documented by mark terry in the film scotland , slavery , and statues . |
293 | education dundas | 1 | PERSON | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
294 | egypt | 1 | PLACE | he promptly met the challenge of napoleon 's attack on egypt with actions which were vigorous and pivotal . |
295 | general george walpole | 1 | PERSON | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
296 | captain everard faukener | 1 | PERSON | she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a captain everard faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . |
297 | event | 1 | EVENT | wilberforce recorded the event as follows : |
298 | appointment | 1 | DECISION | he became solicitor general for scotland in 1766 ; but after his appointment as lord advocate in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice to devote his attention more exclusively to public affairs . |
299 | group | 1 | GROUP | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
300 | bias | 1 | RESULT | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
301 | pretext | 1 | PURPOSE | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
302 | participation | 1 | STATE | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
303 | haitian revolution | 1 | STUDY | dundas spearheaded a vain attempt by the british to capture saint-domingue from the french during the haitian revolution . |
304 | year | 1 | PERIOD | there is evidence , however , that dundas had secured agreement of the west indians before proposing the eight year timeline . |
305 | boss | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
306 | response | 1 | ACT | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
307 | may monarch george iii prime minister | 1 | HUMAN ROLE |  |
308 | slavery past | 1 | PERIOD | sir tom devine , whose publications include editing recovering scotland 's slavery past : |
309 | home | 1 | PLACE | pitt * henry addington preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary |
310 | counsel | 1 | PERSON | from 1776-78 , dundas acted as counsel to an escaped slave , joseph knight , who had been purchased in jamaica and later taken to scotland . |
311 | royal navy | 1 | PERSON | the cost of the melville monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the royal navy . " |
312 | economist adam smith | 1 | PERSON | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
313 | henry addington | 1 | PERSON | pitt * henry addington preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary |
314 | war effort | 1 | ACTION | although dundas was replaced as home secretary by the duke of portland in july 1794 , pitt nonetheless wished to maintain direction of the war effort in dundas 's trusted hands , and so created for him the new office of secretary of state for war . |
315 | gain | 1 | ACT | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
316 | lord viscount melville | 1 | PERSON | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
317 | vain | 1 | PERSON | dundas spearheaded a vain attempt by the british to capture saint-domingue from the french during the haitian revolution . |
318 | repealed united kingdom legislation an act | 1 | ACT | other legislation repealed by statute law revision act 1872 status : repealed united kingdom legislation an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
319 | dundas islands | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
320 | caribbean | 1 | PERSON | dundas was responsible for organising several british expeditions to the caribbean to seize vulnerable french and spanish possessions , the largest being that led by sir ralph abercromy in 1795-6 . |
321 | baron island | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
322 | dundas field | 1 | LAND |  |
323 | safety | 1 | CONDITION | o' brian casts melville 's impeachment for malversation of public monies as a political attack using naval intelligence spending , the details of which cannot be disclosed for security and the safety of intelligence agents—such as stephen maturin . |
324 | channels | 1 | PERSON | at that time he told the house that proceeding too quickly would cause west indian merchants and landowners to continue the trade " in a different mode and other channels " . |
325 | stephen tomkins | 1 | PERSON | historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including david brion davis , robin blackburn , roger anstey , and stephen tomkins commented that dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . |
326 | head affronteé gules | 1 | UNKNOWN | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
327 | sir tom devine | 1 | PERSON | sir tom devine , whose publications include editing recovering scotland 's slavery past : |
328 | hopetoun | 1 | PLACE | after his divorce dundas was married again , to lady jane hope , daughter of john hope , 2nd earl of hopetoun , in 1793 . |
329 | birth | 1 | CONDITION | she is believed to have been about 16 at the time of the marriage , although the date of her birth is not certain . |
330 | coutts bank | 1 | PLACE | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
331 | july monarch george iii prime minister pitt | 1 | PERSON |  |
332 | play | 1 | EVENT | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
333 | minute book | 1 | ENTITY | his name appears in the 1776 minute book of the poker club . |
334 | residents | 1 | PERSON | dundas was not present for that vote , but when it was again before mps in 1792 , dundas tabled a petition from edinburgh residents who supported abolition . |
335 | ex slaves | 1 | PERSON |  |
336 | poker club | 1 | INSTITUTION | his name appears in the 1776 minute book of the poker club . |
337 | dissolution | 1 | EVENT | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
338 | invergordon | 1 | UNKNOWN | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
339 | south bridge | 1 | PLACE | he was also a trustee for the university of edinburgh and south bridge . |
340 | breach | 1 | EVENT | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
341 | suspicion | 1 | EVENT | suspicion had arisen , however , as to the financial management of the admiralty , of which dundas had been treasurer between 1782 and 1800 . |
342 | rockingham | 1 | PERSON | lord north * the marquess of rockingham * |
343 | sources | 1 | PERSON | in another scottish affairs article , mccarthy held that leading anti-dundas activist professor emeritus sir geoff palmer repeatedly misrepresented published sources . |
344 | possession | 1 | STATE | dundas also presided over a crisis in britain 's most important possession , the colony of jamaica . |
345 | attention | 1 | PERSON | he became solicitor general for scotland in 1766 ; but after his appointment as lord advocate in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice to devote his attention more exclusively to public affairs . |
346 | quod potui perfecti | 1 | UNKNOWN | motto essayez ( top ) ; quod potui perfecti ( i have done what i could do . ) |
347 | being | 1 | UNKNOWN | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
348 | garden | 1 | PERSON | the garden surrounding the melville monument was opened to the public in 2008 . |
349 | robin blackburn | 1 | PERSON | historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including david brion davis , robin blackburn , roger anstey , and stephen tomkins commented that dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . |
350 | trade underground | 1 | PERSON | he argued , however , that a vote for immediate abolition would be ineffective , as it would drive the slave trade underground or into the hands of foreign nations , beyond britain 's control . |
351 | territory | 1 | PLACE | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
352 | advantages | 1 | CONDITION | historian stephen farrell has noted that by that time , the political climate had changed , and the economic advantages of abolition had become apparent . |
353 | marquess | 1 | PERSON | lord north * the marquess of rockingham * |
354 | man otherwise | 1 | PERSON | he was portrayed as ' bookish ' , although a sweet and sincere man otherwise . |
355 | first coalition | 1 | GROUP | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
356 | thoroughfare | 1 | ACT | in the city of toronto , yonge-dundas square is a prominent landmark and commercial centre , while dundas street is a main thoroughfare . |
357 | student | 1 | PERSON | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
358 | dalkeith grammar school | 1 | INSTITUTION | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
359 | henry lord viscount melville act | 1 | ACT | other legislation repealed by statute law revision act 1872 status : repealed united kingdom legislation an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
360 | agents | 1 | PERSON | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
361 | details | 1 | EVENT | personal details born ( 1742-04-28) 28 april 1742 edinburgh , scotland died 28 may 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) |
362 | charge | 1 | AMOUNT | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
363 | practice | 1 | COLLECTION | he became solicitor general for scotland in 1766 ; but after his appointment as lord advocate in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice to devote his attention more exclusively to public affairs . |
364 | period dundas | 1 | PERSON | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
365 | parliament hall | 1 | PLACE | a statue ( 1818 ) , by sir francis chantrey , of dundas stands against the north wall inside parliament hall in edinburgh . |
366 | official | 1 | UNKNOWN | as a major official favourably disposed to jack aubrey , lord melville 's political interest is often helpful to the captain . |
367 | propaganda | 1 | STATE | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
368 | highways | 1 | QUALITY | dundas county , ontario , and other highways and streets outside of toronto , also bear his name . |
369 | month | 1 | PERIOD | approximately a month later they were divorced . |
370 | letter | 1 | PURPOSE | within days she confessed in a letter to dundas , saying she was " undeserving of being your wife or the mother to your unhappy children . " |
371 | continents | 1 | PLACE | the loss of momentum was connected to three years of an ongoing war on three continents , including with revolutionary france . |
372 | baron wallace | 1 | PERSON | melville later married thomas wallace , 1st baron wallace , and died in june 1829 . |
373 | accusations | 1 | AMOUNT | given accusations that he contributed to delay in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1790s , activists have argued against the memorialisation of dundas . |
374 | reputation | 1 | REPUTATION | by the late 20th century his reputation had been restored . |
375 | james robertson | 1 | PERSON | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
376 | research associate | 1 | PERSON | mullen , a research associate at glasgow university , called dundas " a great delayer " of abolition in 2021 . |
377 | david brion davis | 1 | PERSON | historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including david brion davis , robin blackburn , roger anstey , and stephen tomkins commented that dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . |
378 | sir william gordon | 1 | PERSON | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
379 | purpose | 1 | PURPOSE | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
380 | towns | 1 | PLACE | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
381 | portland lord advocate | 1 | PERSON | in office 8 june 1791 - 11 july 1794 monarch george iii prime minister pitt preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by the duke of portland lord advocate |
382 | lion | 1 | PERSON | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
383 | expansion | 1 | ACT | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
384 | connexions | 1 | SET | " we did not meet for a long time and all his connexions most violently abused me . |
385 | concern | 1 | PERSON | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
386 | british columbia | 1 | PERSON | dundas island off the coast of british columbia was named by captain george vancouver in dundas 's honour . |
387 | descendants | 1 | RESULT | numerous historians , including scotland 's most eminent historian professor emeritus sir tom devine , as well as descendants of dundas , criticised the content of the plaque as historically inaccurate . |
388 | british subjects | 1 | ABILITY | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
389 | sir lawrence dundas | 1 | PERSON | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
390 | encouragement | 1 | WORD | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
391 | ministry | 1 | INSTITUTION | pitt 's ministry left office in 1801 . |
392 | sanction | 1 | PERSON | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
393 | base | 1 | EVENT | azure charged with three boars ' heads couped or two in chief and one in base . |
394 | quarters | 1 | EVENT | however at his death the immediate reaction was one of widespread praise from most quarters ( apart from the whigs in scotland ) . |
395 | national museum | 1 | PLACE | cessation of the slave trade medallion of henry dundas , national museum of scotland |
396 | thomas wallace | 1 | PERSON | melville later married thomas wallace , 1st baron wallace , and died in june 1829 . |
397 | thomas dundas | 1 | PERSON | additionally , heneage ' hen ' dundas , a real-life naval officer son of thomas dundas , appears as a son of the 1st lord melville . |
398 | roger anstey | 1 | PERSON | historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including david brion davis , robin blackburn , roger anstey , and stephen tomkins commented that dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . |
399 | memory | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
400 | serfdom | 1 | STATE | fry said that dundas 's success in knight v wedderburn was " instrumental in prohibiting not only negro slavery but also native serfdom in scotland . " |
401 | signs | 1 | SIGN | in july 2020 temporary signs were erected by the city of edinburgh council to note that the plaque would be updated to note dundas 's role in delaying the abolition of slavery . |
402 | party | 1 | PERSON | british political party independent whig spouses * |
403 | challenge | 1 | EVENT | he promptly met the challenge of napoleon 's attack on egypt with actions which were vigorous and pivotal . |
404 | discourse | 1 | QUANTITY | dispute over dundas 's impact on abolition academic discourse |
405 | british affairs | 1 | PERSON | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
406 | profile | 1 | EVENT | he attended debates in the house of lords and maintained his position as a member of privy council , but kept a lower public profile . |
407 | west indians | 1 | PLACE | there is evidence , however , that dundas had secured agreement of the west indians before proposing the eight-year timeline . |
408 | delayer | 1 | UNKNOWN | mullen , a research associate at glasgow university , called dundas " a great delayer " of abolition in 2021 . |
409 | office june | 1 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
410 | cause | 1 | CAUSE | " i cannot too highly praise the speech which mr . henry dundas generously contributed to the cause of the sooty stranger . |
411 | admirality | 1 | PROPERTY | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
412 | lasswade kirkyard | 1 | UNKNOWN | old lasswade kirkyard the dundas vault in old lasswade kirkyard , containing the first five viscounts melville lord |
413 | obstacles | 1 | UNKNOWN | angela mccarthy notes that the revolutionary wars with france , and opposition in the house of lords and in the royal family , presented enormous obstacles . |
414 | patrick o' brian | 1 | PERSON | fictional references lord melville , as first lord of the admiralty , is present or a background character in several of patrick o' brian 's aubrey-maturin novels . |
415 | william petty | 1 | PERSON | after holding subordinate offices under william petty , 2nd earl of shelburne and pitt , he entered the cabinet in 1791 as secretary of state for the home department . |
416 | french revolution | 1 | PLACE | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
417 | date | 1 | RESULT | she is believed to have been about 16 at the time of the marriage , although the date of her birth is not certain . |
418 | misappropriation | 1 | USE | although his transactions caused no loss of public money , but rather the loss of interest on that money , impeachment proceedings were taken against dundas in 1806 , given that the misappropriation had occurred during his term as treasurer of the navy . |
419 | downtown toronto | 1 | PERSON | over 14,000 people signed an online petition in june 2020 to rename dundas street , a major street in downtown toronto . |
420 | black lives matter protest | 1 | PERSON | the petition arose from a black lives matter protest on 5 june 2020 , where dundas street was the site of the march . |
421 | construction | 1 | EVENT | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
422 | riots | 1 | EVENT | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
423 | somerset v stewart | 1 | PERSON | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
424 | foundations | 1 | GROUP | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
425 | mccarthy | 1 | PERSON | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
426 | sankofa square | 1 | PLACE | in december 2023 , toronto city council approved " sankofa square " as the new name for yonge-dundas square . |
427 | disabilities | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
428 | sir henry dundas | 1 | PERSON | also , fictional references were made to sir henry dundas in chapter 24 of l. a . |
429 | elizabeth rannie | 1 | PERSON | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * lady jane hope |
430 | shire | 1 | PERSON | field was proclaimed , and the town of dundas established ( ca. 40 km south of norseman , later abandoned ) , which eventually led to the present shire of dundas . |
431 | anne gordon alma mater university | 1 | INSTITUTION | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
432 | faukener | 1 | PERSON | she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a captain everard faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . |
433 | historian professor emeritus sir tom devine | 1 | PERSON | numerous historians , including scotland 's most eminent historian professor emeritus sir tom devine , as well as descendants of dundas , criticised the content of the plaque as historically inaccurate . |
434 | details born | 1 | PERSON | personal details born ( 1742-04-28) 28 april 1742 edinburgh , scotland died 28 may 1811( 1811-05-28 ) ( aged 69 ) |
435 | team | 1 | EVENT | the case went to scotland 's highest civil court , where dundas led knight 's legal team , in the case of knight v. wedderburn . |
436 | momentum | 1 | RULE | the loss of momentum was connected to three years of an ongoing war on three continents , including with revolutionary france . |
437 | landowners | 1 | PERSON | at that time he told the house that proceeding too quickly would cause west indian merchants and landowners to continue the trade " in a different mode and other channels " . |
438 | o' brian | 1 | PERSON | fictional references lord melville , as first lord of the admiralty , is present or a background character in several of patrick o' brian 's aubrey-maturin novels . |
439 | april edinburgh | 1 | PLACE |  |
440 | members | 1 | PERSON | dundas was assisted by prominent members of the scottish enlightenment , and also the writer samuel johnson , whose biographer james boswell later wrote : |
441 | ninth | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
442 | defeat | 1 | ACT | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
443 | health grounds | 1 | SCORE | from about 1798 on he pleaded frequently to be allowed to resign from his offices on health grounds , but pitt , who relied on him greatly , refused even to consider it . |
444 | sydney suburb | 1 | PERSON | the district of dundas was abolished in 1889 although the name still survives in the sydney suburb of dundas . |
445 | result | 1 | RESULT | the result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on scottish soil . |
446 | claims | 1 | AMOUNT | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
447 | politics | 1 | ACT | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
448 | battle | 1 | PERSON | as a young man knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . |
449 | drama garrow | 1 | PERSON | he is also a supporting character in the legal drama garrow 's law . |
450 | inquiries | 1 | ACT | in 1802 the commissioners of naval inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when dundas was treasurer of the navy . |
451 | rennie | 1 | PERSON | family elizabeth rannie or rennie , first wife of henry dundas henry dundas , first viscount melville |
452 | charles hope | 1 | PERSON | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
453 | sir adam fergusson | 1 | PERSON | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
454 | lady jane hope | 1 | PERSON | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * lady jane hope |
455 | species | 1 | UNKNOWN | dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " human nature , my lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " |
456 | dean | 1 | PERSON | until 1785 , he served also as dean of the faculty of advocates . |
457 | first viscount melville | 1 | PERSON | family elizabeth rannie or rennie , first wife of henry dundas henry dundas , first viscount melville |
458 | archipelago | 1 | GROUP | vancouver originally believed it to be one island , dundas 's island , but it was later determined that it was in fact a small archipelago . |
459 | men | 1 | PERSON | the cost of the melville monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the royal navy . " |
460 | contributions | 1 | EVENT | the cost of the melville monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the royal navy . " |
461 | funds years | 1 | PERIOD |  |
462 | new south wales | 1 | PLACE | the district of dundas in new south wales was named after the colonial secretary , henry dundas . |
463 | historian stephen farrell | 1 | PERSON | historian stephen farrell has noted that by that time , the political climate had changed , and the economic advantages of abolition had become apparent . |
464 | ireland | 1 | PLACE | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
465 | lord | 1 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
466 | l. a | 1 | UNKNOWN | also , fictional references were made to sir henry dundas in chapter 24 of l. a . |
467 | captain george vancouver | 1 | PERSON | dundas island off the coast of british columbia was named by captain george vancouver in dundas 's honour . |
468 | acquittal | 1 | PERSON | the process ended in dundas 's acquittal . |
469 | hearty shake | 1 | PERSON | and gave me a hearty shake by the hand . |
470 | v wedderburn | 1 | PERSON | fry said that dundas 's success in knight v wedderburn was " instrumental in prohibiting not only negro slavery but also native serfdom in scotland . " |
471 | motto essayez | 1 | PERSON | motto essayez ( top ) ; quod potui perfecti ( i have done what i could do . ) |
472 | references lord melville | 1 | PERSON | fictional references lord melville , as first lord of the admiralty , is present or a background character in several of patrick o' brian 's aubrey-maturin novels . |
473 | committee | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | he argued that " if the committee would give the time proposed , they might abolish the trade ; but , on the contrary , if this opinion was not followed , their children yet unborn would not see the end of the traffic . " |
474 | statues | 1 | UNKNOWN | the protest was documented by mark terry in the film scotland , slavery , and statues . |
475 | legislatures | 1 | BODY | dundas insisted that any abolition of the slave trade could not succeed without the support of west indian colonial legislatures . |
476 | career election | 1 | PROCESS | political career election to parliament : the early years |
477 | guests | 1 | PERSON | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
478 | bank | 1 | PLACE | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
479 | assemblies | 1 | EVENT | abolitionists argued that west indian assemblies would never support such measures , and that by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas was in effect indefinitely delaying it . |
480 | prohibiting | 1 | UNKNOWN | fry said that dundas 's success in knight v wedderburn was " instrumental in prohibiting not only negro slavery but also native serfdom in scotland . " |
481 | edinburgh residents | 1 | PLACE | dundas was not present for that vote , but when it was again before mps in 1792 , dundas tabled a petition from edinburgh residents who supported abolition . |
482 | monument | 1 | PERSON | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
483 | post | 1 | SEQUENCE | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
484 | antiquity | 1 | PERSON | ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and i believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " |
485 | great britain | 1 | PLACE | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
486 | sir francis chantrey | 1 | PERSON | a statue ( 1818 ) , by sir francis chantrey , of dundas stands against the north wall inside parliament hall in edinburgh . |
487 | actor kit harington | 1 | PERSON | his most famous family member is actor kit harington . |
488 | stephen maturin | 1 | PERSON | o' brian casts melville 's impeachment for malversation of public monies as a political attack using naval intelligence spending , the details of which cannot be disclosed for security and the safety of intelligence agents—such as stephen maturin . |
489 | bill paterson | 1 | PERSON | a reference was made to henry dundas and his role in the abolition of the slave trade in the motion picture amazing grace ( 2006 ) where he was played by bill paterson . |
490 | life dundas | 1 | PERSON |  |
491 | streets | 1 | LANGUAGE | dundas county , ontario , and other highways and streets outside of toronto , also bear his name . |
492 | stag | 1 | PERSON | dexter a leopard reguardant , sinister a stag , both proper . |
493 | glasgow university | 1 | INSTITUTION | mullen , a research associate at glasgow university , called dundas " a great delayer " of abolition in 2021 . |
494 | bishop | 1 | PERSON | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
495 | prorogation | 1 | UNKNOWN | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
496 | sir james montgomery | 1 | PERSON | the duke of portland preceded by sir james montgomery succeeded by henry erskine member of parliament for edinburgh in office 1790-1802 preceded by sir adam fergusson succeeded by charles hope |
497 | sooty stranger | 1 | PERSON | " i cannot too highly praise the speech which mr . henry dundas generously contributed to the cause of the sooty stranger . |
498 | british expeditions | 1 | ENTITY | dundas was responsible for organising several british expeditions to the caribbean to seize vulnerable french and spanish possessions , the largest being that led by sir ralph abercromy in 1795-6 . |
499 | background | 1 | PERSON | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
500 | events | 1 | EVENT | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
501 | brian young | 1 | PERSON | brian young notes that in 1792 , the motion for immediate cessation of the slave trade was heading for certain defeat . |
502 | session | 1 | TERM | he was the fourth son of robert dundas of arniston , lord president of the court of session , by his second wife , anne gordon , daughter of sir william gordon of invergordon . |
503 | bill | 1 | PERSON | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
504 | issue | 1 | EVENT | the motion and resolutions later failed to win the necessary support of the house of lords , which deferred consideration then dropped the issue altogether . |
505 | archival | 1 | FORM | recent peer-reviewed scholarship has also identified new archival evidence showing that dundas had the support of several leading abolitionists , while the west indian slave owners opposed his plan just as much as they opposed immediate abolition . |
506 | levels | 1 | DOCUMENT | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
507 | praise | 1 | PROCESS | " i cannot too highly praise the speech which mr . henry dundas generously contributed to the cause of the sooty stranger . |
508 | ​ children robert dundas | 1 | PERSON |  |
509 | model | 1 | SYSTEM | a statue of dundas , sculpted by robert forrest from a model by francis chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . |
510 | ontario | 1 | PLACE | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
511 | courts | 1 | PERSON | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
512 | period | 1 | PERIOD | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
513 | viscount lewisham home secretary | 1 | PERSON | pitt * henry addington preceded by the lord grenville succeeded by viscount lewisham home secretary |
514 | trade medallion | 1 | PERSON | cessation of the slave trade medallion of henry dundas , national museum of scotland |
515 | influence | 1 | ELEMENT | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
516 | bordure | 1 | UNKNOWN | escutcheon argent a lion rampant gules within a bordure |
517 | jolly roger | 1 | PERSON | meyer 's third book in the jacky faber series , which was titled " under the jolly roger " as well as the former lord dundas in meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman " . |
518 | viscountess | 1 | UNKNOWN | the viscountess |
519 | legum doctor | 1 | PERSON | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
520 | december | 1 | PERIOD | in december 2023 , toronto city council approved " sankofa square " as the new name for yonge-dundas square . |
521 | trelawny town | 1 | PERSON | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
522 | davis | 1 | PERSON | historians of the slave trade and the abolitionist movement , including david brion davis , robin blackburn , roger anstey , and stephen tomkins commented that dundas 's actions delayed rather than facilitated abolition . |
523 | surrender | 1 | EVENT | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
524 | acts | 1 | ACT | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
525 | publications | 1 | ACTION | sir tom devine , whose publications include editing recovering scotland 's slavery past : |
526 | term | 1 | TERM | although his transactions caused no loss of public money , but rather the loss of interest on that money , impeachment proceedings were taken against dundas in 1806 , given that the misappropriation had occurred during his term as treasurer of the navy . |
527 | march monarch george iii prime minister william pitt | 1 | PERSON |  |
528 | reaction | 1 | PERSON | however at his death the immediate reaction was one of widespread praise from most quarters ( apart from the whigs in scotland ) . |
529 | young | 1 | PERSON | as a young man knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . |
530 | policies | 1 | RULE | he was praised for his military policies , for giving scotland a cohesive government , and for making it a major player in imperial affairs . |
531 | change | 1 | UNKNOWN | in july 2021 , toronto city council voted to rename the street and other civic assets , although the change is still pending . |
532 | sold | 1 | MONEY | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
533 | repealed | 1 | UNKNOWN | other legislation repealed by statute law revision act 1872 status : repealed united kingdom legislation an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville act of parliament parliament of the united kingdom |
534 | stadium new dundas park | 1 | PLACE | bonnyrigg rose football club , in the scottish second division have named their new stadium new dundas park , in honour of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville whose wife lived locally at melville castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the rose " . |
535 | cabinet | 1 | EVENT | after holding subordinate offices under william petty , 2nd earl of shelburne and pitt , he entered the cabinet in 1791 as secretary of state for the home department . |
536 | edinburgh melville castle | 1 | INSTITUTION | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
537 | slavery abolition act | 1 | ACT | ownership of slaves , however , remained legal in most of the british empire until passage of the slavery abolition act 1833 . |
538 | david rannie | 1 | PERSON | melville 's first marriage was to elizabeth rannie , daughter of david rannie , of melville castle , in 1765 . |
539 | public | 1 | UNKNOWN | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
540 | edge | 1 | PERSON | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
541 | rose | 1 | PERSON | bonnyrigg rose football club , in the scottish second division have named their new stadium new dundas park , in honour of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville whose wife lived locally at melville castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the rose " . |
542 | crisis | 1 | EVENT | dundas also presided over a crisis in britain 's most important possession , the colony of jamaica . |
543 | dunmore hill | 1 | HILL | furthermore , the melville monument , an obelisk erected in 1812 on dunmore hill , overlooking the scenic village of comrie in perthshire , commemorates his life . |
544 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | family elizabeth rannie or rennie , first wife of henry dundas henry dundas , first viscount melville |
545 | mother | 1 | PERSON | within days she confessed in a letter to dundas , saying she was " undeserving of being your wife or the mother to your unhappy children . " |
546 | opposition | 1 | EVENT | angela mccarthy notes that the revolutionary wars with france , and opposition in the house of lords and in the royal family , presented enormous obstacles . |
547 | napoleon | 1 | PERSON | he promptly met the challenge of napoleon 's attack on egypt with actions which were vigorous and pivotal . |
548 | alexander lindsay | 1 | PERSON | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
549 | days | 1 | PERIOD | within days she confessed in a letter to dundas , saying she was " undeserving of being your wife or the mother to your unhappy children . " |
550 | english | 1 | EVENT | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
551 | aubrey maturin novels | 1 | PERSON |  |
552 | adulthood | 1 | VALUE | he suggested that slavery and the slave trade should be abolished together , and proposed an end to hereditary slavery , which would have enabled the children born to present-day slaves to become free persons upon reaching adulthood . |
553 | content | 1 | LANGUAGE | numerous historians , including scotland 's most eminent historian professor emeritus sir tom devine , as well as descendants of dundas , criticised the content of the plaque as historically inaccurate . |
554 | reguardant | 1 | UNKNOWN | dexter a leopard reguardant , sinister a stag , both proper . |
555 | ground | 1 | SCORE | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
556 | dundas house | 1 | PLACE | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
557 | east | 1 | PLACE | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
558 | frederick north | 1 | PERSON | in 1774 , dundas was returned to parliament for midlothian , and joined the party of frederick north , lord north ; he was a proud scots speaker and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches . |
559 | cudjoe | 1 | PERSON | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
560 | landing | 1 | TOOL | while he did not prevent the french landing , he did play a key role in defeating it , thus enhancing british security in india . |
561 | reform | 1 | AMOUNT | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
562 | man | 1 | PERSON | as a young man knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . |
563 | coat | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
564 | road | 1 | PLACE | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
565 | scottish second division | 1 | PERSON | bonnyrigg rose football club , in the scottish second division have named their new stadium new dundas park , in honour of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville whose wife lived locally at melville castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the rose " . |
566 | rome | 1 | PLACE | a monument to dundas , modeled loosely on trajan 's column in rome , stands in the centre of st andrew square , edinburgh . |
567 | enemy | 1 | DOCUMENT | as a leading figure of the establishment , he is a bitter enemy of the radical hero , william garrow . |
568 | king harry | 1 | PERSON | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
569 | hand | 1 | PERSON | and gave me a hearty shake by the hand . |
570 | baron dunira | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1802 , dundas was elevated to the peerage of the united kingdom as viscount melville and baron dunira , of dunira in perthshire . |
571 | oppression | 1 | EVENT | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
572 | malversation | 1 | UNKNOWN | o' brian casts melville 's impeachment for malversation of public monies as a political attack using naval intelligence spending , the details of which cannot be disclosed for security and the safety of intelligence agents—such as stephen maturin . |
573 | biographer james boswell | 1 | PERSON | dundas was assisted by prominent members of the scottish enlightenment , and also the writer samuel johnson , whose biographer james boswell later wrote : |
574 | lodging | 1 | EVENT | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
575 | story | 1 | PERSON | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
576 | party independent whig spouses | 1 | PERSON | british political party independent whig spouses * |
577 | course | 1 | PERSON | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
578 | colonial secretary | 1 | PERSON | the district of dundas in new south wales was named after the colonial secretary , henry dundas . |
579 | nature | 1 | NATURE | dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " human nature , my lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " |
580 | family patrimony | 1 | PERSON | henry dundas became the owner of the family patrimony she brought to the marriage , in accordance with the law of the time , and raised their four children at melville castle near edinburgh . |
581 | minister | 1 | HUMAN ROLE | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
582 | protest | 1 | PERSON | the petition arose from a black lives matter protest on 5 june 2020 , where dundas street was the site of the march . |
583 | edinburgh university press | 1 | INSTITUTION | the caribbean connection ( edinburgh university press , 2015 ) , has said that blaming dundas solely for delay in the abolition of the slave trade ignores the wider political and economic factors that were the true causes of delay . |
584 | warren house | 1 | PLACE | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
585 | french | 1 | PLACE | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
586 | possibilities | 1 | AGREEMENT | according to davis , " by making the abolition of the slave trade dependent on colonial reforms , dundas suggested possibilities for indefinite delay . " |
587 | mode | 1 | SERIES | at that time he told the house that proceeding too quickly would cause west indian merchants and landowners to continue the trade " in a different mode and other channels " . |
588 | recovering scotland | 1 | PLACE | sir tom devine , whose publications include editing recovering scotland 's slavery past : |
589 | cautions | 1 | PERSON | mps ignored his cautions , and voted in favour of ending the trade in slaves by the end of 1796 . |
590 | wall | 1 | DOCUMENT | a statue ( 1818 ) , by sir francis chantrey , of dundas stands against the north wall inside parliament hall in edinburgh . |
591 | trajan | 1 | PERSON | a monument to dundas , modeled loosely on trajan 's column in rome , stands in the centre of st andrew square , edinburgh . |
592 | archbishop | 1 | PERSON | background and education dundas was born in edinburgh on 28 april 1742 in the house known as ' bishop 's land ' ( a former lodging of the archbishop of st andrews ) on the royal mile . |
593 | funds | 1 | GROUP | in 1802 the commissioners of naval inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when dundas was treasurer of the navy . |
594 | conduct | 1 | ACT | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
595 | bottom | 1 | SET | ( bottom ) |
596 | extent | 1 | PLACE | his pleading in scotland 's highest court was successful , and the court ruled : " the dominion assumed over this negro , under the law of jamaica , being unjust , could not be supported in this country to any extent " . |
597 | melville | 1 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
598 | michael fry | 1 | PERSON |  |
599 | catholics | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
600 | area | 1 | AREA | roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of western australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around norseman which he named dundas hills , after the colonial secretary . |
601 | weeks | 1 | PERIOD | three weeks after the vote , dundas tabled resolutions setting out a plan to implement gradual abolition by the end of 1799 . |
602 | intelligence activities | 1 | ACTIVITY | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
603 | chief | 1 | POSITION | azure charged with three boars ' heads couped or two in chief and one in base . |
604 | demonstrators | 1 | PERSON | in edinburgh , demonstrators graffitied the melville monument in june 2020 . |
605 | factors | 1 | ACTION | the caribbean connection ( edinburgh university press , 2015 ) , has said that blaming dundas solely for delay in the abolition of the slave trade ignores the wider political and economic factors that were the true causes of delay . |
606 | gold | 1 | EVENT | gold was discovered there in 1893 , the dundas |
607 | oak bush | 1 | PERSON | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
608 | accordance | 1 | ACT | henry dundas became the owner of the family patrimony she brought to the marriage , in accordance with the law of the time , and raised their four children at melville castle near edinburgh . |
609 | disambiguation | 1 | ACT | for other people named henry dundas , see henry dundas ( disambiguation ) . |
610 | viscounts melville lord melville | 1 | PERSON |  |
611 | trelawny town maroons | 1 | PERSON | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
612 | colony | 1 | SEQUENCE | dundas also presided over a crisis in britain 's most important possession , the colony of jamaica . |
613 | reports | 1 | PERSON | during the period dundas also effectively led much of britain 's domestic and foreign intelligence activities , directly receiving reports from foreign and domestic agents , initiating paramilitary operations , and sponsoring propaganda . |
614 | lord hobart president | 1 | PERSON | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
615 | employment | 1 | ACT | long title an act to indemnify persons who shall give evidence against henry lord viscount melville , upon the impeachment voted against him by the commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled , in respect of acts done by such persons in any office or employment held by them under the said lord viscount melville , during the |
616 | royal bank | 1 | PERSON | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
617 | royal high school | 1 | INSTITUTION | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
618 | offer | 1 | OFFER | he declined an offer of an earldom in 1809 . |
619 | condition | 1 | CONDITION | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
620 | misdemanors | 1 | UNKNOWN | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
621 | george iii | 1 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
622 | remarks | 1 | ACT | dundas concluded his remarks by stating : " human nature , my lords , spurns at the thought of slavery among any part of our species . " |
623 | embezzlement | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1802 the commissioners of naval inquiry commenced inquiries into embezzlement of public funds 20 years earlier , when dundas was treasurer of the navy . |
624 | estate | 1 | ESTATE | their eldest son robert inherited the estate in 1811 . |
625 | may monarch george iii prime minister william pitt | 1 | PERSON |  |
626 | british colonies | 1 | SEQUENCE | between 1792 and 1807 , when the slave trade was eventually abolished , another half a million africans were transported into slavery in the british colonies . |
627 | retreat | 1 | PLACE | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
628 | william garrow | 1 | PERSON | as a leading figure of the establishment , he is a bitter enemy of the radical hero , william garrow . |
629 | society | 1 | INSTITUTION | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
630 | western australia | 1 | PLACE | roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of western australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around norseman which he named dundas hills , after the colonial secretary . |
631 | presence | 1 | STATE | dundas was a vigorous advocate of a strong british presence in the mediterranean . |
632 | robert stevenson | 1 | PERSON | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
633 | office july | 1 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
634 | sir thomas lawrence first lord | 1 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
635 | deft | 1 | UNKNOWN | as a political boss , dundas 's deft and almost absolute power over scottish politics during a long period in which no monarch visited the country led to him being nicknamed " king harry the ninth " , the " grand manager of scotland " ( a play on the masonic office of grand master of scotland ) , and " the uncrowned king of scotland . " |
636 | ​ | 1 | PERSON | elizabeth rannie ​ ​ ( m. 1765 ; div. 1778) ​ * lady jane hope |
637 | film scotland | 1 | PLACE | the protest was documented by mark terry in the film scotland , slavery , and statues . |
638 | cost | 1 | EVENT | the cost of the melville monument was " met by contributions from officers and men of the royal navy . " |
639 | prosecution | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
640 | solicitor general | 1 | FORCE | he became solicitor general for scotland in 1766 ; but after his appointment as lord advocate in 1775 , he gradually relinquished his legal practice to devote his attention more exclusively to public affairs . |
641 | claim | 1 | AMOUNT | dundas argued that " as christianity gained ground in different nations , slavery was abolished " , and , noting an earlier anti-slavery ruling in somerset v stewart in england , dundas said " he hoped for the honour of scotland , that the supreme court of this country would not be the only court that would give its sanction to so barbarous a claim . " |
642 | declaration | 1 | WORD | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
643 | arms caption | 1 | CONDITION | arms caption : coat of arms of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville crest a lion 's head affronteé gules struggling through an oak bush all proper . |
644 | age | 1 | PROPERTY | robert , the 2nd viscount melville , continued the annuity until elizabeth 's death at the age of 98 . |
645 | vancouver | 1 | PERSON | dundas island off the coast of british columbia was named by captain george vancouver in dundas 's honour . |
646 | john graves simcoe | 1 | PERSON | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
647 | majesty | 1 | QUALITY | time he held and enjoyed the office of treasurer of his majesty 's navy . |
648 | pittite | 1 | UNKNOWN | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
649 | impact | 1 | ACTION | dispute over dundas 's impact on abolition academic discourse |
650 | proposals | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | dundas spoke against specific proposals tabled in 1796 , while reiterating his support for abolition in principle , but abstained from voting . |
651 | supporter | 1 | PERSON | bonnyrigg rose football club , in the scottish second division have named their new stadium new dundas park , in honour of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville whose wife lived locally at melville castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the rose " . |
652 | climate | 1 | STUDY | historian stephen farrell has noted that by that time , the political climate had changed , and the economic advantages of abolition had become apparent . |
653 | divorce dundas | 1 | PERSON | after his divorce dundas was married again , to lady jane hope , daughter of john hope , 2nd earl of hopetoun , in 1793 . |
654 | landmark | 1 | PERSON | the result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on scottish soil . |
655 | stone | 1 | PERSON | the simple stone to henry dundas , in the family vault . |
656 | dundas hills | 1 | PERSON | roe , the government surveyor ( in the then colony of western australia ) , was searching for pastoral land and discovered the area around norseman which he named dundas hills , after the colonial secretary . |
657 | peerage | 1 | COLLECTION | in 1802 , dundas was elevated to the peerage of the united kingdom as viscount melville and baron dunira , of dunira in perthshire . |
658 | comrie | 1 | PERSON | furthermore , the melville monument , an obelisk erected in 1812 on dunmore hill , overlooking the scenic village of comrie in perthshire , commemorates his life . |
659 | control in office june | 1 | PERIOD | in office july 1794 - march 1801 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt preceded by office established succeeded by lord hobart president of the board of control in office june 1793 - |
660 | advisor | 1 | PERSON | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
661 | november | 1 | PERIOD | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
662 | february | 1 | PERIOD | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
663 | height | 1 | QUALITY | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
664 | requests | 1 | REQUEST | dundas sided with balcarres in the dispute , and turned down walpole 's requests to get the maroons returned to jamaica . |
665 | merchants | 1 | PERSON | at that time he told the house that proceeding too quickly would cause west indian merchants and landowners to continue the trade " in a different mode and other channels " . |
666 | credit | 1 | PERSON | the navy 's paymaster , alexander trotter , admitted to the commissioners that he had transferred public money from the bank of england to his own credit in a private account at coutts bank , investing and loaning the funds at interest , from which he benefited . |
667 | traffic | 1 | QUANTITY | he argued that " if the committee would give the time proposed , they might abolish the trade ; but , on the contrary , if this opinion was not followed , their children yet unborn would not see the end of the traffic . " |
668 | experience | 1 | EFFECT | while a student , he was a member of the edinburgh university belles lettres society , participating in its meetings and gaining his first experience of public speaking at the society 's debates . |
669 | francis chantrey | 1 | PERSON | a statue of dundas , sculpted by robert forrest from a model by francis chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . |
670 | notice | 1 | AMOUNT | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
671 | location | 1 | LOCATION | she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a captain everard faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . |
672 | outbreak | 1 | OCCURRENCE | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
673 | causes | 1 | CAUSE | the caribbean connection ( edinburgh university press , 2015 ) , has said that blaming dundas solely for delay in the abolition of the slave trade ignores the wider political and economic factors that were the true causes of delay . |
674 | supporters | 1 | PERSON | supporters |
675 | escutcheon argent | 1 | PERSON | escutcheon argent a lion rampant gules within a bordure |
676 | person | 1 | PERSON | the result was a landmark decision that declared that no person could be a slave on scottish soil . |
677 | success | 1 | ACT | fry said that dundas 's success in knight v wedderburn was " instrumental in prohibiting not only negro slavery but also native serfdom in scotland . " |
678 | project | 1 | ACTION | in 1778 , dundas made an attempt at proposing a bill to relieve scottish catholics of their legal disabilities , but in response to severe riots in edinburgh and glasgow abandoned the project . |
679 | consideration | 1 | AMOUNT | the motion and resolutions later failed to win the necessary support of the house of lords , which deferred consideration then dropped the issue altogether . |
680 | lord dundas | 1 | PERSON | meyer 's third book in the jacky faber series , which was titled " under the jolly roger " as well as the former lord dundas in meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman " . |
681 | heads | 1 | PERSON | azure charged with three boars ' heads couped or two in chief and one in base . |
682 | lady jane hope ​ | 1 | PERSON |  |
683 | jérémie | 1 | UNKNOWN | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
684 | lieutenant governor | 1 | PERSON | dundas was a friend of john graves simcoe , lieutenant governor of upper canada , who named a military road through upper canada ( now southern ontario ) after him . |
685 | relative | 1 | PERSON | the long-time headquarters of the royal bank of scotland , directly to the east , is dundas house ; construction was completed in 1774 for sir lawrence dundas , a relative . |
686 | memory melville monument | 1 | PERSON | legacy and memory melville monument in st andrew square , edinburgh . |
687 | fourth estate | 1 | ESTATE | dundas is also featured in joseph knight , by james robertson ( fourth estate , 2003 ) - a fictional account of the true story of the former slave for whom dundas successfully appealed to two levels of scottish courts , ultimately winning a declaration of knight 's emancipation , and the emancipation of all purported slaves on scottish soil . |
688 | epitome | 1 | DISTANCE | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
689 | family elizabeth rannie | 1 | PERSON | family elizabeth rannie or rennie , first wife of henry dundas henry dundas , first viscount melville |
690 | lion rampant gules | 1 | PERSON | escutcheon argent a lion rampant gules within a bordure |
691 | assets | 1 | ASSET | in july 2021 , toronto city council voted to rename the street and other civic assets , although the change is still pending . |
692 | jacky faber series | 1 | SERIES | meyer 's third book in the jacky faber series , which was titled " under the jolly roger " as well as the former lord dundas in meyer 's sixth book , which was titled , " my bonny light horseman " . |
693 | captain | 1 | PERSON | she committed adultery ( then known as " criminal conversation " ) with a captain everard faukener in 1778 , after 13 years of marriage , and abandoned dundas and their four children , fleeing to an undisclosed location . |
694 | dunira island | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
695 | midlothian | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1774 , dundas was returned to parliament for midlothian , and joined the party of frederick north , lord north ; he was a proud scots speaker and he soon distinguished himself by his clear and argumentative speeches . |
696 | east india company | 1 | INSTITUTION | key positions in government from june 1793 , dundas was appointed president of the board of control , generally responsible for overseeing the conduct of the east india company and british affairs in india , a post he would hold until 1801 . |
697 | obelisk | 1 | POSITION | furthermore , the melville monument , an obelisk erected in 1812 on dunmore hill , overlooking the scenic village of comrie in perthshire , commemorates his life . |
698 | scottish enlightenment | 1 | CONCEPT | he was instrumental in the encouragement of the scottish enlightenment , in the prosecution of the war against france , and in the expansion of british influence in india . |
699 | wimbledon common | 1 | PLACE | between 1785 and 1806 , dundas leased a large country home called warren house on the edge of wimbledon common , where his guests included george iii , economist adam smith , abolitionist william wilberforce , and prime minister william pitt the younger . |
700 | indian affairs | 1 | PERSON | prime minister william pitt appointed him lord of trade ( 1784-1786 ) , home secretary ( 1791-1794 ) , president of the board of control for indian affairs ( 1793-1801 ) , secretary at war ( 1794-1801 ) and first lord of the admiralty ( 1804-1805 ) . |
701 | dispute | 1 | DISPUTE | dundas sided with balcarres in the dispute , and turned down walpole 's requests to get the maroons returned to jamaica . |
702 | monies | 1 | UNKNOWN | o' brian casts melville 's impeachment for malversation of public monies as a political attack using naval intelligence spending , the details of which cannot be disclosed for security and the safety of intelligence agents—such as stephen maturin . |
703 | advocacy | 1 | PERSON | the trial , in the house of lords , attracted considerable notice because of " dislike of patronage and the pittite ' system ' , anti-scottish bias , and advocacy of financial and parliamentary reform " . |
704 | smallpox | 1 | PERSON | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
705 | activists | 1 | PERSON | given accusations that he contributed to delay in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1790s , activists have argued against the memorialisation of dundas . |
706 | slave trade | 1 | PROCESS | he was , however , a controversial figure , over his amendment to a motion for abolition of the atlantic slave trade , which called for gradual abolition . |
707 | boars | 1 | PERSON | azure charged with three boars ' heads couped or two in chief and one in base . |
708 | village | 1 | PLACE | furthermore , the melville monument , an obelisk erected in 1812 on dunmore hill , overlooking the scenic village of comrie in perthshire , commemorates his life . |
709 | viscount melville pc frse henry dundas | 1 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
710 | notion | 1 | ACT | these claims were criticized by historian angela mccarthy , who rejected the notion that dundas 's actions were so singularly determinative of the course of events . |
711 | professor emeritus sir geoff palmer | 1 | PERSON | in another scottish affairs article , mccarthy held that leading anti-dundas activist professor emeritus sir geoff palmer repeatedly misrepresented published sources . |
712 | monarch | 1 | PERSON | in office may 1804 - may 1805 monarch george iii prime minister william pitt the younger preceded by the earl of st. vincent succeeded by the lord barham secretary of state for war |
713 | hong kong | 1 | PERSON | dundas street , hong kong , was also named for him . |
714 | head | 1 | HEAD | dundas set up his legal offices at the head of fleshmarket close on the royal mile . |
715 | toussaint l'ouverture | 1 | PERSON | after they lost territory to the armies of toussaint l'ouverture , and became bogged down in their retreat to the western towns of mole st nicholas and jérémie in saint-domingue , the british accepted they could not defeat the armies of black ex-slaves , and negotiated to withdraw from the island , resulting in thousands of british deaths for no gain . |
716 | top | 1 | PLACE | a statue of dundas , sculpted by robert forrest from a model by francis chantrey , was added to the top in 1828 . |
717 | adequacy | 1 | QUALITY | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
718 | orations | 1 | SPEECH | ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and i believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " |
719 | site | 1 | UNKNOWN | the petition arose from a black lives matter protest on 5 june 2020 , where dundas street was the site of the march . |
720 | treaty | 1 | ARTIFACT | the governor of jamaica , alexander lindsay , 6th earl of balcarres , used a contrived breach of treaty as a pretext to deport most of the trelawny town maroons to nova scotia . |
721 | freedom | 1 | PERSON | as a young man knight tried to escape from his owner , and when that failed he launched a legal battle for his freedom . |
722 | planner | 1 | PERSON | home department responsibilities at the outbreak of the wars of the french revolution , he was pitt 's closest advisor and planner for britain 's military participation in the first coalition . |
723 | timeline | 1 | PERSON | there is evidence , however , that dundas had secured agreement of the west indians before proposing the eight-year timeline . |
724 | shake | 1 | PERSON | and gave me a hearty shake by the hand . |
725 | bonnyrigg rose football club | 1 | INSTITUTION | bonnyrigg rose football club , in the scottish second division have named their new stadium new dundas park , in honour of henry dundas , 1st viscount melville whose wife lived locally at melville castle , and who was a keen supporter of " the rose " . |
726 | articles | 1 | UNKNOWN | long title an act to provide that the proceedings now depending in the house of commons upon articles of charge of high crimes and misdemanors which have been exhibited against henry lord viscount melville shall not be discontinued by any prorogation or dissolution of parliament . |
727 | transactions | 1 | SUBSTANCE | although his transactions caused no loss of public money , but rather the loss of interest on that money , impeachment proceedings were taken against dundas in 1806 , given that the misappropriation had occurred during his term as treasurer of the navy . |
728 | scholarship | 1 | RESULT | recent peer-reviewed scholarship has also identified new archival evidence showing that dundas had the support of several leading abolitionists , while the west indian slave owners opposed his plan just as much as they opposed immediate abolition . |
729 | pounds | 1 | UNIT | i would have given a thousand pounds for that shake . |
730 | africa | 1 | PLACE | on 2 april 1792 , abolitionist william wilberforce sponsored a motion in the house of commons " that the trade carried on by british subjects , for the purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of africa , ought to be abolished . " |
731 | viscount melville parents | 1 | PERSON | ​ ( m. 1793 )​ children robert dundas , 2nd viscount melville parents * robert dundas of arniston * |
732 | anne gordon | 1 | PERSON | anne gordon alma mater university of edinburgh melville castle , home of henry dundas henry dundas , 1st viscount melville , pc , frse ( 28 april 1742 - 28 may 1811 ) , styled as lord melville from 1802 , was a british politician who served as home secretary from 1791 to 1794 and first lord of the admirality from 1804 to 1805 . |
733 | west indian interests | 1 | PERSON | at that time , the leaders of the abolitionist movement sought an immediate end to the slave trade , while the west indian interests opposed any abolition at all . |
734 | chancellor | 1 | PERSON | he was created a legum doctor by the university of edinburgh on 11 november 1789 , was lord rector of the university of glasgow from 1781 to 1783 , and on 2 february 1788 was appointed chancellor of the university of st andrews . |
735 | names melville island | 1 | PLACE | the group became known as the dundas islands , while constituent islands were given the names melville island , baron island , and dunira island , in respect of dundas 's titles . |
736 | player | 1 | PERSON | he was praised for his military policies , for giving scotland a cohesive government , and for making it a major player in imperial affairs . |
737 | management | 1 | ARRANGEMENT | suspicion had arisen , however , as to the financial management of the admiralty , of which dundas had been treasurer between 1782 and 1800 . |
738 | possessions | 1 | STATE | dundas was responsible for organising several british expeditions to the caribbean to seize vulnerable french and spanish possessions , the largest being that led by sir ralph abercromy in 1795-6 . |
739 | owners | 1 | PERSON | recent peer-reviewed scholarship has also identified new archival evidence showing that dundas had the support of several leading abolitionists , while the west indian slave owners opposed his plan just as much as they opposed immediate abolition . |
740 | jamaican maroons | 1 | UNKNOWN | general george walpole secured the surrender of the jamaican maroons of cudjoe 's town ( trelawny town ) , on condition they would not be transported off the island . |
741 | audience | 1 | EVENT | ...and i do declare , that upon this memorable question he impressed me , and i believe all his audience , with such feelings as were produced by some of the most eminent orations of antiquity . . " |
742 | heneage dundas | 1 | PERSON | as a former crewmate and close friend of one of the eponymous main characters , jack aubrey , heneage dundas is one of the recurring characters of the series . |
743 | corruption | 1 | ACT | by 1900 , however , historians were harsh , denouncing him as the epitome of corruption and oppression who had sold out scotland to the english . |
744 | crewmate | 1 | UNKNOWN | as a former crewmate and close friend of one of the eponymous main characters , jack aubrey , heneage dundas is one of the recurring characters of the series . |
745 | studies | 1 | STUDY | he first attended dalkeith grammar school before an attack of smallpox interrupted his studies , after which he moved to the royal high school , edinburgh , before enrolling at the university of edinburgh to study law . |
746 | william burn | 1 | PERSON | it was designed in 1821 by william burn , who was advised by robert stevenson after residents of the square expressed concern about the adequacy of the foundations to support a column of such height . |
747 | frse | 1 | PERSON | the right honourable the viscount melville pc frse henry dundas , 1st viscount melville by sir thomas lawrence first lord of the admiralty |
748 | stephen boxer | 1 | PERSON | he is played by stephen boxer . |

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