George Canning | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 10 April 1827 – 8 August 1827 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Preceded by | The Earl of Liverpool |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Goderich |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 31 January 1823 – 20 April 1827 | |
Monarch | George IV |
Preceded by | Frederick John Robinson |
Succeeded by | Charles Abbott |
Personal details | |
Born | Marylebone, London | 11 April 1770
Died | 8 August 1827 Chiswick, Middlesex | (aged 57)
Political party | Tory |
Spouse(s) | Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Canning PC, FRS (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who was Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister.