Difference between revisions of "George Canning"
(Created page with "George Canning <ref name="term_70204" /> <p> A distinguished British statesman and orator, born in London; studied for the bar; entered Parliament as a protégé of Pitt,...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
George Canning <ref name="term_70204" /> | |||
George Canning <ref name="term_70204" /> | |||
<p> A distinguished British statesman and orator, born in London; studied for the bar; entered [[Parliament]] as a protégé of Pitt, whom he strenuously supported; was rewarded by an under-secretaryship; married a lady of high rank, with a fortune; satirised the [[Whigs]] by his pen in his "Anti-Jacobin"; on the death of Pitt became minister of Foreign Affairs; under [[Portland]] distinguished himself by defeating the schemes of Napoleon; became a member of the [[Liverpool]] ministry, and once more minister of Foreign Affairs; on the death of Liverpool was made [[Prime]] Minister, and after a period of unpopularity became popular by adopting, to the disgust of his old colleagues, a liberal policy; was not equal to the opposition he provoked, and died at the age of 57 (1770-1827). </p> | <p> A distinguished British statesman and orator, born in London; studied for the bar; entered [[Parliament]] as a protégé of Pitt, whom he strenuously supported; was rewarded by an under-secretaryship; married a lady of high rank, with a fortune; satirised the [[Whigs]] by his pen in his "Anti-Jacobin"; on the death of Pitt became minister of Foreign Affairs; under [[Portland]] distinguished himself by defeating the schemes of Napoleon; became a member of the [[Liverpool]] ministry, and once more minister of Foreign Affairs; on the death of Liverpool was made [[Prime]] Minister, and after a period of unpopularity became popular by adopting, to the disgust of his old colleagues, a liberal policy; was not equal to the opposition he provoked, and died at the age of 57 (1770-1827). </p> | ||
==References == | |||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_70204"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/canning,+george George Canning from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70204"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/canning,+george George Canning from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 15 October 2021
George Canning [1]
A distinguished British statesman and orator, born in London; studied for the bar; entered Parliament as a protégé of Pitt, whom he strenuously supported; was rewarded by an under-secretaryship; married a lady of high rank, with a fortune; satirised the Whigs by his pen in his "Anti-Jacobin"; on the death of Pitt became minister of Foreign Affairs; under Portland distinguished himself by defeating the schemes of Napoleon; became a member of the Liverpool ministry, and once more minister of Foreign Affairs; on the death of Liverpool was made Prime Minister, and after a period of unpopularity became popular by adopting, to the disgust of his old colleagues, a liberal policy; was not equal to the opposition he provoked, and died at the age of 57 (1770-1827).
