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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.
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The first prime minister of the current United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon its effective creation in 1922 (when 26 Irish counties seceded and created the Irish Free State) was Bonar Law, although the country was not renamed officially until 1927, when Stanley Baldwin was the serving prime minister.
PortraitPortraitPrime Minister Office (lifespan)Term Of Office(start)Rishi Sunak [98] MP for Richmond (Yorks) ...25 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 173 daysLiz Truss [97] MP for South West Norfolk ...6 September 202225 October 202250 daysBoris Johnson [96] MP for Uxbridge and ...24 July 20196 September 20223 years, 45 daysTheresa May [95] MP for Maidenhead (born ...13 July 201624 July 20193 years, 12 days29 de dez. de 2017 · Canning replaced Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister on 10 April 1827, and set about forming a coalition with the Whigs under Lord Lansdowne. On 8 August 1827, after spending barely 5 months in...
7 de abr. de 2024 · 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.
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.
Early life. Early career (1790–1812) Member of Parliament. House of Commons. Cabinet. Foreign Secretary. War Secretary. Prime minister (1812–1827) Appointment. The Liverpool government. War. Congress of Vienna. The Corn Laws. Home trouble. Assassination attempt. Catholic emancipation. Retirement and death. Legacy.
After the failure of Lord North's ministry (1770–1782) in March 1782 due to Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War and the ensuing vote of no confidence by Parliament, the Marquess of Rockingham reasserted the prime minister's control over the Cabinet.
