Genealogical memoir of the most noble and ancient house of Drummond

sect. IV. Of William Drummond, Q' h Lord Madderiy. 113 -
1. Henry Drummond, who succeeded.
2. Eliza Drummond, who died in 1790, unmarriedt
3. Robert Drummond in the navy.
4. Spencer Drummond. 5. 6. who died young.
ant of the family of Dundas of Arniston, a family of high an-
tiquity in Scotland. His father, Robert Dundas, Esq. of Ar-
niston, was lord president of the court of session, and married
Miss Gordon, daughter of Sir William Gordon of Gordonstown,
by whom he had two sons and two daughters.
1. Robert Dundas, who succeeded, and became lord presi-
dent of the court of session, and had issue, 1. Robert,
lord chief baron of the court of exchequer* who married
his cousin, Miss Dundas, daughter of Lord Melville, and
has issue. 2. Mrs. General Scott of Balcomie, who had
two daughters, 1. Miss Scott, married to the marquis. of
Titchfield, son to the duke of Portland ; and 2. Lucy, mar-
ried to Lord Doune, son of the earl of Moray, and both
have issue. 3. Henrietta Dundas, who married Adam Dim-
ean,Esq. of Lundie,. an admiral in the navy, and created in
^ 1197, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, and Baron Dun-
can of Lumlie, and has issue. 4. 5. 6. &c.
2. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville.
3. Christian Dundas, unmarried, 4. &c.
Lord Melville was born in 1740, and inrolled a member of
the faculty of advocates in 1763. He was soon after appointed
solicitor-general, and his Majesty's advocate for Scotland. He
served in five parliaments as member for the county of Edinburgh
and that city, during most of which time he held the office o&
treasurer of the navy, and was afterwards one of his Majesty's
secretaries of state, and first. lord of the admiralty. It was his
fate to hold these distinguished appointments under the late
administration of Mr. Pitt, whose name will ever live in the
grateful remembrance of his country; To that illustrious states-
man he was firmly attached, and when he resigned, Mr. Dundas
also retired from office. As a reward of his long and faithful
services, his Majesty, in 1S03, was pleased to create him a
British peer, by the title of Viscount Melville of Melville
castle, and Baron Dunira. He succeeded the earl of Kinnoull
as chancellor of the university of S». Andrew's, and now holds
the office of lord privy seal. Lord Melville married, 1 st , Miss
Renncy, daughter of Captain Renney, by whom he has one son
and: three daughters.
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