Person DS/UK/328 Canning; George (1770-1827); statesman Canning George Male statesman 1770-1827

George Canning was a Tory member of Parliament, first elected in 1793. He served in various ministerial posts from 1795, including - Treasurer of the Navy (1804-1806) - President of the Board of Control (1816-1821) - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1807-1809) and again 13 September 1822-20 April 1827, during which period he was also Leader of the House of Commons. - Prime Minister, from 12 April 1827 until his death on 8 August. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 10 April 1827. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Improve Yes Drostaff 24/10/2003 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 18/02/2021 1f011aba-3e53-11db-b891-00d0b7bbf63a