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7 de abr. de 2024 · George Canning (born April 11, 1770, London, Eng.—died Aug. 8, 1827, Chiswick, near London) was a British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807–09, 1822–27) and as prime minister for four months during 1827.
Hace 2 días · Just about everybody who didn’t know him and many who did thought him a cold fish – arrogant, aloof, disdainfully aristocratic. Compared to his dazzling successor at the Foreign Office, George Canning, Castlereagh seemed a bit of a bore.
12 de abr. de 2024 · 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.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Estos nombres no fueron elegidos al azar sino que tanto Robert Bontine Cunningham Graham, George Canning como Guillermo Enrique Hudson tuvieron mucho que ver con la relación argentino-británica. La fundación de los distintos clubes colaboraron con el crecimiento de una ciudad sin fecha fundacional.
13 de abr. de 2024 · 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 4 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).
10 de abr. de 2024 · ON THIS DAY IN POLITICS: On April 10, 1827 George Canning became prime minister following the resignation of Robert Jenkinson. Canning died 119 days later, making him the shortest serving prime minister ever … until Liz Truss turned up.
