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George Canning

Born

in Mayfair, London, England

April 11, 1770

Died

August 08, 1827

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics

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George Canning was a British politician in the early 19th century.

His father died when he was very young, and Canning's mother took work as an actress, not at all a respectable career in those days. Financial support from his uncle, however, meant that the young George was not doomed to poverty. He was sent to Eton and then to Oxford University, where he proved himself an exceptionally able student. After graduating, he worked as a lawyer for a while, before being elected a Tory MP in 1793, under the patronage of William Pitt the Younger himself.

He was one of the fastest rising stars in the Tory Party and made a sucessful career of politics, holding such powerful positions as Foreign Secretary. In 1809 he reportedly threatened to resign unl ...more

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	Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin [By G. Canning and Others] 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George Canning and his friends Volume 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Speeches Of The Right Honorable George Canning V2: With A Memoir Of His Life by George Canning, Roger Therry it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The occasional horseman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letter Journal of George Canning, 1793-1795 (Camden Fourth Series, 41) by George Canning, Peter Jupp (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anti-Jacobin, Or, Weekly Examiner (Volume 2, Nos. 19-36) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Letter to the Right Honourable Wills, Earl of Hillsborough, on the Connection Between Great Britain and Her American Colonies. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Correspondence Between Mr. Secretary Canning and the Hon. D. Erskine: As Printed and Laid Before the House of Lords. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Correspondence Relating to America: Presented to Parliament in 1810. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sairburn's Genuine Edition of the Suppressed Letter to the Right Honourable George Canning: To Which Are Added Mr. Canning's Letter to the Author; The Author's Reply 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I can prove anything by statistics
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― George Canning

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“Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.”
― George Canning

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“That those who have checked improvement because it is innovation, will one day or other be compelled to accept innovation when it has ceased to be improvement.”
― George Canning

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