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Canning, George
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or A distinguished British statesman and orator, born in London; studied for the bar; entered Parliament as a protégé of Pitt, whom he strenuously supported; was rewarded by an under-secretaryship; married a lady of high rank, with a fortune; satirised the Whigs by his pen in his "Anti-Jacobin"; on the death of Pitt became minister of Foreign Affairs; under Portland distinguished himself by defeating the schemes of Napoleon; became a member of the Liverpool ministry, and once more minister of Foreign Affairs; on the death of Liverpool was made Prime Minister, and after a period of unpopularity became popular by adopting, to the disgust of his old colleagues, a liberal policy; was not equal to the opposition he provoked, and died at the age of 57 (1770-1827).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Canning, George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/canning-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
