The Right Honourable George Canning FRS | |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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In office 10 April 1827 – 8 August 1827 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Preceded by | The Earl of Liverpool |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Goderich |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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In office 10 April 1827 – 8 August 1827 | |
Preceded by | Frederick John Robinson |
Succeeded by | John Charles Herries |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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In office 13 September 1822 – 20 April 1827 | |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Londonderry |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Dudley and Ward |
In office 25 March 1807 – 11 October 1809 | |
Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland |
Preceded by | Viscount Howick |
Succeeded by | The Earl Bathurst |
Leader of the House of Commons
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In office 13 September 1822 – 20 April 1827 | |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Londonderry |
Succeeded by | William Huskisson |
President of the Board of Control
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In office 1816–1821 | |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
Preceded by | The Earl of Buckinghamshire |
Succeeded by | Charles Bathurst |
Treasurer of the Navy
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In office 10 May 1804 – 23 January 1806 | |
Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
Preceded by | George Tierney |
Succeeded by | Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
Political party | Tory |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Religion | Church of England |
Biography
George Canning was born 11 April 1770 in Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom to George Canning (c1736-1771) and Mary Anne Costello (c1746-1827) and died 8 August 1827 Chiswick Villa, Chiswick, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Joan Scott, 1st Viscountess Canning (1777-c1837) 8 July 1800 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
George Charles Canning (1801-1820) | |||
William Pitt Canning (1802-1828) | |||
Harriet Canning (1804-1876) | |||
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812-1862) |
Footnotes (including sources)
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