Birth of George Canning11 April 1770
Birth of George Canning
Historical person
George Canning Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Canning, based on 35 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
35 records1770–186527 events6 places
Chronological biography
1770
1793
Member of Parliament1793
Elected Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight, a rotten borough
1795
Under Secretary2 November 1795
Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
1796
Member of Parliament1796
Elected Member of Parliament for Wendover in Buckinghamshire
1799
Board of Control1799
Appointed Commissioner of the Board of Control
Resignation of George Canning1 April 1799
Resigns as Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
1800
Paymaster of the Forces1800
Appointed Paymaster of the Forces
1807
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the countrys25 March 1807
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the countrys diplomacy in the Napoleonic Wars
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain25 March 1807
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the countrys diplomacy in the Napoleonic Wars
1810
Minister Plenipotentiary1810
Appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Constantinople
1812
Treaty of Bucharest1812
Restores peace between Russia & Turkey by means of Russian withdrawal from the Danube. Negotiates the Treaty of Bucharest between Russia & Turkey. Diverts Russia from Turkey so it can concentrate on defending Moscow from Napoleon
1814
Ambassador1814
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Constitution of Great Britain1814
Helps establish a Swiss Federal Government
1817
Board of Control1817
Appointed President of the Board of Control
1820
Ambassador1820
Appointed Minister of the US
1822
Leader of House of Commons1822
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain16 September 1822
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
1824
Conservatives1824
1st uses the word "Conservative"
1825
Ambassador1825
Appointed Ambassador of Turkey
Minister of Constantinople1825
Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 1st term
1827
Prime Minister of Great Britain10 April 1827
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain for three months
Greek Mediation6 July 1827
Supports a tripartite agreement offering mediation and an autonomous Greek settlement under Ottoman suzerainty.
Greek Mediation Policy6 July 1827
Backs a settlement based on mediation rather than direct annexation or exclusive influence by any Great Power.
Ottoman Suzerainty6 July 1827
Accepts a plan in which the Sultan retains formal suzerainty while Greece receives internal autonomy.
Treaty of London6 July 1827
His government concludes the tripartite agreement with France and Russia proposing mediation and Greek autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty.
Death of George Canning8 August 1827
Death of George Canning
1831
Ambassador1831
Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 2nd term
1842
Ambassador1842
Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 3rd term
1853
Postmaster General1853
Appointed Post Master General
1856
Governor1856
Appointed Governor General of India
1858
Empress1858
Transfers India to the crown & makes Victoria Empress of India
Governor1858
Appointed Governor General of India
Rule of India1858
Transfers India to the crown & makes Victoria Empress of India
Viceroy1858
Appointed first Viceroy of India
1865
Atlantic Cable1865
Engineer in Chief of Atlantic cable laying exhibition in steamship great Eastern
Titles and roles
Commissioner-Board of Control · Earl · Earl · Governor General · Earl · Postmaster General · Earl · Viceroy of India · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Leader of House of Commons · Member of Parliament for Newtown · Member of Parliament for Wendover · Paymaster-Forces · President of Board of Control · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Under Secretary of Foreign Office · Viscount · Ambassador of Great Britain · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Minister of Constantinople · Viscount · Minister Plenipotentiary · Viscount · Plenipotentiary
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.