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George Canning

George Canning
George Canning, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)

George Canning was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as Foreign Secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the last 119 days of his life, from April to August 1827.

11 April 1770

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