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Canning served twice as foreign secretary (1807–09, 1822–27); his policies included cutting England adrift from the Holy Alliance and recognizing the independence of the Spanish American colonies. He became prime minister in 1827 but died a few months later.
Tory. Alma mater. Christ Church, Oxford. George Canning (April 11, 1770 – August 8, 1827) was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. Canning rose quickly in British politics as an effective orator and writer. His speeches in Parliament as well as his essays gave the followers of ...
George Canning’s life would see him fatherless when he was 1 year old, shooting a pistol in a duel, an affair with the King’s wife and becoming the British Prime Minister. George Canning (1770-1827) 11th April 1770 George Canning was born into an Anglo-Irish family at his parents’ home in Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, London.
George Canning PC, FRS (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who was Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. Entry into politics [ change | change source ] Stratford Canning was a Whig and would introduce his nephew in the 1780s to prominent Whigs such as Charles James Fox , Edmund Burke , and Richard Brinsley Sheridan .
In April 1827, Canning became First Lord of the Treasury, or Prime Minister, as we know the position today. His ministry was unpopular, and he was subjected to violent personal attacks, focussing on his humble background and his alleged betrayal of his Tory principles. The attacks were not to last for long, however, for by August of that year ...
George Canning served as Prime Minister between 1827 to 1827. Read more about the life and achievements of George Canning in our past Prime Ministers section.
M.G. Brock profiles one of Britain's most able yet ill-fated premiers. M.G. Brock | Published in History Today Volume 1 Issue 8 August 1951. Canning became Prime Minister in April 1827 and died in the following August. It took him the greater part of these four months to form his government, and the task had not been completed at his death.
