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El pasado 20 de noviembre se celebró el 80 aniversario de Canning House, una organización británica sin fines de lucro que tiene como principal objetivo dar mayor visibilidad a América Latina en el Reino Unido, buscando fortalecer las relaciones entre ambas regiones. Esta organización lleva su nombre en honor al legado de George Canning, ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del gobierno ...
George Canning PC, FRS (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was a British statesman and politician who was Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. Entry into politics [ change | change source ] 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 nació en Londres el 11 de abril de 1770, hijo de un abogado que había sido repudiado por su adinerada familia de Londonderry. Cuando su padre murió un año más tarde, su madre se mudó a la provincia para mantenerse a sí misma ya su hijo. Afortunadamente la familia de su padre cedió y envió a Canning a Eton y Oxford, donde ...
In April 1827, Canning became First Lord of the Treasury, or Prime Minister, as we know the position today. His ministry was unpopular, and he was subjected to violent personal attacks, focussing on his humble background and his alleged betrayal of his Tory principles. The attacks were not to last for long, however, for by August of that year ...
George Canning. (1770-1827), Prime Minister. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 64 portraits. A brilliant Tory statesman and orator, but distrusted for his opportunism and inconsistency. After a brief period following the Whigs, Canning entered Parliament in 1793 as a disciple of William Pitt.
Canning resigned from office once more in 1820, in opposition to the treatment of Queen Caroline, estranged wife of the new King George IV. Canning and Caroline were personal friends. Another return. In 1822, Castlereagh, now Marquess of Londonderry, committed suicide. Canning succeeded him as both Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of ...
George Canning was an enthusiastic follower of Pitt the Younger, resigning from his post as Paymaster General in 1801 when Pitt resigned as Prime Minister.Popular, witty and intelligent, he gained ...
