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George Canning.
British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)
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About George Canning
George Canning was a British statesman and Tory politician. He became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 12 April 1827, but his premiership was cut short by his death 119 days later on 8 August 1827. Canning also figured prominently in the cabinets of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, with two terms as Foreign Secretary.
Everything about George Canning →- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- April 11, 1770, 1770
- Died
- August 8, 1827, 1827