William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne of no confidence initiated by Conservative MP John Stuart-Wortley, Melbourne's government fell, and he resigned as Prime Minister on 30 August 1841. After Melbourne resigned permanently in August 1841, Victoria continued to write to him; but eventually the correspondence ceased as it was deemed to be inappropriate. It has been observed that Melbourne's role faded as Victoria increasingly relied on her new husband Prince Albert. Though weakened, Melbourne survived a stroke fourteen months after his departure from politics. In retirement, he lived at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire. He died on 24 November 1848 at Brocket Hall and was buried at nearby
Lamb baronets was the father of the first baronet. Lamb baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lamb, both in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct. The Lamb Baronetcy, of Brocket Hall in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 January 1755. For more information on this creation, see Viscount Melbourne. The Burges, later Lamb Baronetcy, of Burghfield in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 October 1795 for the poet and politician James Burges. He married as his first