William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne and writing to her, and she responded with enthusiasm and grew in wisdom. On 7 May 1839, Melbourne announced his intention to resign. This led to the Bedchamber Crisis. Prospective prime minister Robert Peel requested that Victoria dismiss some of the wives and daughters of Whig MPs who made up her personal entourage, arguing that the monarch should avoid any hint of favouritism to a party out of power. The Queen refused to comply—supported by Melbourne, although he was unaware that Peel had not requested the resignation of all the Queen's ladies as she had led him to believe—and hence,
Alfred William Lamb Cemetery. Alfred William Lamb Alfred William Lamb (March 18, 1824 – April 29, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Stamford, New York, Lamb moved with his parents to Ralls County, Missouri in 1836. He attended Doctor Ely's school in Ely, Missouri. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Hannibal, Missouri. Lamb was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Hannibal, Missouri and was interred in