George Canning

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Rt Hon George Canning

In office 10 April 1827 – 8 August 1827
Preceded by	The Earl of Liverpool
Succeeded by	The Viscount Goderich
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 31 January 1823 – 20 April 1827
Preceded by	Frederick John Robinson
Succeeded by	Charles Abbott

Born	11 April 1770 Marylebone, London
Died	8 August 1827 Chiswick, Middlesex
Political party	Tory

George Canning (11 April 1770 - 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister.

[change] Entry into politics

Stratford Canning was a Whig and would introduce his nephew in the 1780s to prominent Whigs such as Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. George Canning's friendship with Sheridan would last for the remainder of Sheridan's life.

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