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7 de abr. de 2024 · Political Affiliation: Tory Party. Role In: Napoleonic Wars. George Canning (born April 11, 1770, London, Eng.—died Aug. 8, 1827, Chiswick, near London) 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.
Há 1 dia · Just about everybody who didn’t know him and many who did thought him a cold fish – arrogant, aloof, disdainfully aristocratic. Compared to his dazzling successor at the Foreign Office, George Canning, Castlereagh seemed a bit of a bore.
12 de abr. de 2024 · This was hardly the full extent of Canning's extra-parliamentary speech-making. During the 1812 general election, for instance, he is reported to have made 160 speeches in Liverpool. (7) Even so, by including a sampling of Canning's public orations, the editor acknowledged the fact that significant statements and the eloquence of leading statesmen were not confined to the Houses of Parliament.
Há 6 dias · It was a commonplace that Peel was excessively ambitious; but as George Canning, John Prescott and almost every female minister since 1945 could testify, such claims are the common currency of politics when individuals attain positions thought to be above their station.
10 de abr. de 2024 · ON THIS DAY IN POLITICS: On April 10, 1827 George Canning became prime minister following the resignation of Robert Jenkinson. Canning died 119 days later, making him the shortest serving prime minister ever … until Liz Truss turned up.
Há 3 dias · Friend of Humanity 'Needy Knife-grinder! whither are you going? Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order, Bleak blows the blast; your hat has got a hole in't, So have your breeches! 'Wea
4 de abr. de 2024 · In George Canning’s ministry (April–August 1827) he was secretary for war and the colonies and leader of the House of Lords. He succeeded Canning as prime minister but was unsuited to the position and was dismissed. In the ministry (1831–34) of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, he was again secretary for war and the colonies and ...
