Scottish Court of Session Records

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Name:

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Occupation:

First Lord of Admiralty

Keeper of the Privy Seal

Biographical Info:

Oxford DNB

Biographical Notes:

Advocate 1763; Solicitor-General 1766; MP Edinburghshire, Newtown, and Edinburgh 1774-1802; Lord Advocate 1775-83; Treasurer of the Navy 1782-3 and 1784-1800; LL.D. 1789; Cabinet member 1791-1801; censured, impeached, and acquitted 1805-6.

Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811

Connections:

Relationship:

is the brother of

Person or Organization:

Lord Robert Dundas, of Arniston

Dates of Existence:

1742CE Apr 28th to 1811CE May 27th

Associated Cases

Stephen and others v. Duff and other Magistrates and Counsellors of the Burgh of Elgin (Advocate for Defender)

Irvine v. Earl of Aberdeen (Advocate for Defender)

Alexander v. Montgomery (Advocate for Pursuer)

Magistrates and Town-Council of the Burgh of Pittenweem v. Robert and William Alexanders, Thomas Martin, and Others (Advocate for Pursuer)

Alexander, Duke of Gordon, v. The Commissioners for Managing the Forfeited Estates annexed to the Crown (Advocate for Defender)

Bell v. Magistrates of Glasgow (Advocate for Respondent)

Tyson v. Scott (Advocate for Defender)

Snodgrass v. Logan (Advocate for Defender)

Robert Alexander v. James Chrystie (Named in case documents)

Peter Ramsay and Others, Councillors and Burgesses of Pittenweem v. Andrew Martin and Others (Advocate for Pursuer)

Alexander Young and others v. Andrew Johnston and others (Advocate for Defender)

Elizabeth Wallace v. William Gordon and Others (Advocate for Defender)

Earl of Aberdeen v. Irvine of Drum (Advocate for Pursuer)

The Earl of Aberdeen v. Irvine of Drum (Advocate for Pursuer)

Graham et al v. Macfarlane (Advocate for Charger)

Binning v. Binning (Advocate for Pursuer)

The Magistrates, Town-Council, and Community of Dumbarton v. The Magistrates and Town-Council of the City of Glasgow (Advocate for Defender)

Philip Millar, Oculist in Edinburgh v. Francis Angelo Tremamondo, Master of the Academy, Edinburgh (Advocate for Pursuer)

Cunninghames v. Dougal (Advocate for Defender)

Dunlop, and Other Trustees of Carlyle and Co v. Spiers and Others (Advocate for Defender)

William Galdie, Factor on the Sequestrated Estate of James Anderson v. William Gray (Advocate for Pursuer)

The Earl of Aberdeen v. Irvine of Drum (Advocate for Pursuer)

George Ross and Others v. Sir Roderick M'Kenzie and Others (Advocate for Defender)

Dame Robina Pollock, Spouse to Sir Hugh Crawford, and Sir Hugh, for his Interest v. Mary Porterfield, Widow of John Lockhart of Lee (Advocate for Pursuer)

Associated Locations

Anstruther Easter (1)