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
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, the daughter of
Major-General John Scott and Margaret Dundas. Her sisters were
Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland and Lucy, wife of
Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray.
On 8 July 1800, she married
George Canning in
St George's, Hanover Square on
Hanover Square, London, with
John Hookham Frere and
William Pitt the Younger as witnesses. They had four children:
*George Charles Canning (1801–1820), died from
consumption
*William Pitt Canning (1802–1828), died from drowning in
Madeira
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,
Portugal
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*Harriet Canning (1804–1876), married
Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
*
Charles Canning (later 2nd Viscount Canning and 1st Earl Canning) (1812–1862)
On 22 January 1828, nearly six months after the death of her husband, Joan was created 1st
Viscountess Canning of Kilbraham, with a special remainder to the heirs male of her late husband. She lived with her youngest son in the family's London home in
Grosvenor Square.
Arms
References
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1776 births
1837 deaths
Nobility from Fife
18th-century Scottish people
19th-century Scottish nobility
18th-century Scottish women
19th-century Scottish women
British viscountesses
Spouses of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
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Hereditary peeresses created by George IV
George Canning
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