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George Canning's quote, "I have never in my life wanted the honor to which I have been called," unveils a profound humility that is rarely seen in the realm of politicians. It is a statement that reflects his deep sense of duty towards serving his country rather than seeking personal glory.
George Canning was an enthusiastic follower of Pitt the Younger, resigning from his post as Paymaster General in 1801 when Pitt resigned as Prime Minister. Popular, witty and intelligent, he ...
11 de fev. de 2009 · 24 Canning to Edward Wilbraham Bootle (afterwards Bootle-Wilbraham), Spring Gardens, 7 June 1799, printed in Bagot, George Canning and His Friends, I, 151; Canning to John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon, 28 November 1799, printed in Augustus Stapleton, Granville, George Canning and His Times (London, 1859), pp. 59 – 60.
George Canning FRS (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as Foreign Secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 119 days of his life, from April to August 1827.
George Canning. George Canning ( Londres, 11 de abril de 1770- Chiswick, Middlesex, 8 de agosto de 1827) fue un abogado y político británico, quien se desempeñó como ministro de asuntos exteriores de Gran Bretaña durante las Guerras Napoleónicas y luego en la «Europa de la Restauración» tras el Congreso de Viena .
1878. Canning, George, an author, an Irishman, appears to have taken his degree of B.A. at the University of Dublin in 1754. His father, a gentleman of property in the north of Ireland, disinherited him for marrying, in 1768, Miss Costello, a dowerless beauty. George Canning was the author of some poems, and of a translation of Anti-Lucretius.
The ostensible motivation was, of course, Canning’s championing of the Catholic cause, and Wellington did have genuine fears that he would be unable to resist his wily step-by-step progress towards its attainment, but he privately proclaimed that he was mainly guided by personal considerations, declaring that ‘it was impossible for anyone to act with him’.217 On Maundy Thursday, 12 Apr ...
