George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh FRS (15 November 1778 – 20 August 1840) was an

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Member of Parliament. Garvagh was the son of Paul Canning and the grandson of Stratford Canning of Garvagh in

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. Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, were his first cousins. He was elected to the

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for Sligo Borough in 1806, a seat he held until 1812, and then represented Petersfield from 1812 to 1820. On 1 February 1810 he was elected a

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and on 28 October 1818 he was raised to the

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as Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County of Londonderry. Lord Garvagh later served as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry between 1831 and 1840. He died while staying at a hotel in Châlons-sur-Marne (now renamed

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) in August 1840, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Charles Henry Spencer George Canning.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 * *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garvagh, George Canning, 1st Baron 1778 births 1840 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by George III Fellows of the Royal Society Lord-lieutenants of County Londonderry Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Canning, George Canning, George Canning, George Canning, George UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs who were granted peerages Canning family (politics)