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Hace 3 días · (In 1809 the foreign secretary, George Canning, was wounded in a duel with the war minister.) ... (Even Mr. Canning, who survived his wounds and eventually became prime minister, ...
Hace 1 día · George Canning, who owns the popular store along with Harry Canning, expressed his delight at being named Best Village Shop. "It's great to have been named as the winner of the best village shop and post office at the Countryside Alliance awards,” said George.
Hace 4 días · This was hardly the full extent of Canning's extra-parliamentary speech-making. During the 1812 general election, for instance, he is reported to have made 160 speeches in Liverpool. (7) Even so, by including a sampling of Canning's public orations, the editor acknowledged the fact that significant statements and the eloquence of leading statesmen were not confined to the Houses of Parliament.
Hace 2 días · It was a commonplace that Peel was excessively ambitious; but as George Canning, John Prescott and almost every female minister since 1945 could testify, such claims are the common currency of politics when individuals attain positions thought to be above their station.
Hace 1 día · George Canning (1807–9), and Viscount Casterleagh (1812–15) were highly successful in organizing complex coalitions that in the end defeated Napoleon. Castlereagh to Canning displayed imagination and energy, although their personalities clashed to the point of fighting a duel.
Hace 1 día · This was the 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde, Hubert George de Burgh-Canning (1832-1916), a notorious miser and eccentric who treated his tenants with cruelty.
Hace 2 días · In 1827 the prime minister Lord Liverpool became incapacitated and was replaced by George Canning. Peel resigned as home secretary. Canning favoured Catholic emancipation, while Peel had been one of its most outspoken opponents (earning the nickname "Orange Peel", with Orange the colour of the protestant Orange Order).
