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George Canning

1770 - 1827

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George Canning (; 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. The son of an actress and a failed businessman and lawyer, Canning was supported financially by his uncle, Stratford Canning, which allowed him to attend Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. Canning entered politics in 1793 and rose rapidly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Canning is the 5,617th most popular politician (down from 4,268th in 2019), the 1,270th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 862nd in 2019) and the 241st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Canning ranks 5,617 out of 19,576. Before him are Honoré V, Prince of Monaco, Margaret Bondfield, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, Antipope Constantine II, Abdul Halim of Kedah, and Al-Muqtafi. After him are Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Julius Schaub, Coloman of Galicia, José María Morelos, Carlos Antonio López, and Princess Francisca of Brazil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, George Canning ranks 19. Before him are Anton Reicha, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Manuel Belgrano, Thomas Johann Seebeck, Princess Carolina of Parma, and Alexandre Pétion. After him are Ferdinando Carulli, Alexandre Brongniart, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Pierre Cambronne, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, and Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano. Among people deceased in 1827, George Canning ranks 13. Before him are Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Maria Theresa of Austria, Wilhelm Hauff, Ugo Foscolo, Samuel Crompton, and Wilhelm Müller. After him are Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Morten Thrane Brünnich, Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, and Robert Surcouf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Canning ranks 1,270 out of 8,785. Before him are Ally McCoist (1962), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), John Langdon Down (1828), Margaret Bondfield (1873), Gideon Mantell (1790), and Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557). After him are Taron Egerton (1989), Charles W. Alcock (1842), John Fisher (1469), John Berger (1926), Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914), and Allan Pinkerton (1819).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Canning ranks 241. Before him are William the Lion (1142), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Louisa Adams (1775), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Margaret Bondfield (1873), and Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557). After him are Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813), Lord Randolph Churchill (1849), Arthur Phillip (1738), and Olave Baden-Powell (1889).

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