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George Canning. Wendy Hinde. Collins, 1973 - Biography & Autobiography - 519 pages. "George Canning PC, FRS (11 April 1770? 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister ... Rory Muir has described Canning as "the most brilliant and colourful minister, and certainly the greatest ...
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. (1770–1827). He served as prime minister of Great Britain for only four months in 1827, but George Canning was nevertheless one of the most influential British politicians during the first half of the 19th century. His greatest successes were in international affairs, when he served as foreign secretary.
George Canning was Foreign Secretary from 1807 to 1809, and again from 1822 to 1827, in which year he became Prime Minister for just four months before his death. Brought up by his uncle, Stratford Canning, he was educated first at Eton, then at Christ Church, Oxford.
Canning: Forenames: George: Gender: Male: Date: 1770-1827: History: Treasurer of the Navy 1804-1806; Foreign Secretary 1807-1809; Ambassador Extraordinary to Portugal 1814; President of India Board 1816-1821 and Governor-General of India 1822. Foreign Secretary 1822-1827. Prime Minister Apr-Aug 1827. Biography: ODNB link for Canning, George ...
George Canning was born into an Anglo-Irish family on 11 April 1770, the first son and second and only child of his father's three children. His father was a barrister who wrote articles, pamphlets and poetry; briefly he set up as a wine merchant but the business failed. George Canning (senior) was disinherited so his son was born into poverty.
20 de out. de 2022 · Until recently, George Canning held the record for the shortest premiership in British history with 119 days as Prime Minister. Taking the position on the 12 of April 1827 after the previous Prime Minister, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, suffered a stroke in office, Canning lasted less than 5 months before he caught pneumonia and died at Chiswick House on the 8th of August 1827.
