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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.
7 de abr. de 2024 · George Canning was a British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807–09, 1822–27) and as prime minister for four months during 1827. Canning’s father, the eldest son of an Irish landowner, was disinherited for his marriage to a beautiful but penniless girl and died in.
George Canning was born into an Anglo-Irish family in London in 1770. His father was a wayward gentleman, who eventually abandoned the family, and his mother, Mary Ann Costello, was an actress. His guardian, Stratford Canning would raise him.
18 de mai. de 2018 · History. British and Irish History: Biographies. George Canning. views 2,346,177 updated May 18 2018. George Canning. The English orator and statesman George Canning (1770-1827) opposed intervention by Continental powers in constitutionalist movements of other states.
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George Canning, (born April 11, 1770, London, Eng.—died Aug. 8, 1827, Chiswick, near London), British politician. As a young man, he came under the influence of William Pitt, who helped him win a seat in Parliament (1793) and a post as undersecretary for foreign affairs (1796–99).
29 de dez. de 2017 · Biography. 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...
