Earl Canning was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1859 for the
Conservative
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politician and then
Viceroy of India
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,
Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning. He was the third and youngest son of the noted politician
George Canning,
Foreign Secretary from 1807 to 1809 and from 1822 to 1827, and
Chancellor of the Exchequer and
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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in 1827. In 1828 George Canning's widow
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was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in honour of her husband as Viscountess Canning, of Kilbraham in the County of Kilkenny, with remainder to the heirs male of her body by her late husband. Lady Canning was the daughter of Major-General John Scott.
The first Earl Canning was childless and on his death in 1862 both titles became extinct.
Two other members of the Canning family also gained distinction.
Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, (4 November 1786 – 14 August 1880) was a British diplomat who became best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. A cousin of George Canning, he served as Envoy ...
, and
George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh
George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh FRS (15 November 1778 – 20 August 1840) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament.
Garvagh was the son of Paul Canning and the grandson of Stratford Canning of Garvagh in County Londonderry. Prime Minister Georg ...
, were both first cousins of George Canning.
Viscounts Canning (1828)
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Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning
Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning (née Scott; 1776 – 14 March 1837) was the wife of British prime minister George Canning.
She was born in Scotland, the daughter of Major-General John Scott and Margaret Dundas. Her sisters were the Duc ...
(1777–1837)
**George Charles Canning (1801–1820)
**William Pitt Canning (1802–1828)
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Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning (1812–1862) (created Earl Canning in 1859)
Earls Canning (1859)
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Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, (14 December 1812 – 17 June 1862), also known as The Viscount Canning and Clemency Canning, was a British statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the first Vice ...
(1812–1862)
See also
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Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
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Baron Garvagh
Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1818 for George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh, George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo Borough (UK Parliament constituency), Sl ...
References
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www.thepeerage.com* Cunningham, H. S., ''Earl Canning And The Transfer Of India, from The Company To The Crown''
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Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1859
Noble titles created for UK MPs