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Canning (GEORGE an English orator)

GEORGE, an English orator and statesman; born in London, Oxford. He was first brought into Par- April 11, 1770; educated at Eton and at liament by Pitt in 1793, and in 1796 became Under-Secretary of State. In 1797 he projected, with some friends, the pointed editor, and to which Canning contributed the "Knife-grinder" and pointed editor, and to which Canning other poems and articles. In 1798 he supported Wilberforce's motion for the abolition of the slave-trade. In 1807 he was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Portland adminisother poems and articles. In 1798 he supported Wilberforce's motion for the was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Portland administration, and was slightly wounded in a duel with Lord Castlereagh, arising out of the dispute which occasioned the disappointed Minister to Portugal, and re- mained abroad about two years. He resolution of the ministry. In 1814 he was fused to take any part in the proceedings against the Queen, and in 1822, having mained abroad about two years. He reagainst the Queen, and in 1822, 22, having when the death of Castlereagh called him been nominated Governor-General of India, he was on the point of embarking to the Cabinet as foreign Secretary. One to check the French influence in Spain. of his earliest acts in this situation was in favor of Catholic emancipation, ar- He continued to support the propositions mentary reform and the Test and Corranged the triple alliance for the preservation of Greece, but opposed parliaporation ion Acts. April 12, 1827, his appointment to be Prime-Minister was announced. On all the leading political questions of his day, with two exceptions the recognition of the South American - the emancipation of the Catholics and republics-he took the high Tory side. republics he took the high Tory side.

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