George Canning
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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 1
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1822
George Canning by Richard Evans detail
Canning by Richard Evans, circa 1825
A worn copper-alloy medal depicting Canning
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning, also styled Viscount Canning and referred to as "Clemency Canning", was a British politician and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
George Canning
…of his supportive stance toward the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830). Fort Canning, on a hill in Singapore, is actually named after Canning's son Viscount Charles Canning, although many mistakenly believe that it was named after George Canning himself. The hill was previously known simply as Government Hill and earlier…
Portrait by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, c. 1855
Daguerreotype, c. 1845
At Simla with his wife and Lord Clyde, Commander-in-Chief, 1860
India, 1860