George Canning

Georges Canning is a British statesman , born with London, the April 11th 1770, dead the August 8th 1827, of a pneumonia

Raised with London by an uncle wine merchant, the expenditure of its education is covered by the income of a small property in Ireland. It goes initially to school of Hyde-Abbey, close to Winchester, then with Eton, then in 1788 with Oxford. It published, as of the 16 years age, the Microcosme , Literary journal full with taste and of fine Raillerie, in 1793 entered to the House of Commons, where it was pointed out soon by its eloquence; devoted henchman blind man of the Prime Minister William Pitt the Young person became the , who made it name under-secretary of State in 1796

In 1799, it supports, with Pitt, the principle of the abolition of the Traite Blacks. Pitt wanted it because it saw the ruin of the French colonies there. Then, it appears for the freedom of the worship for the Irish catholics. This thorny problem is simultaneously the carrot and the stick of George Canning, it makes use of it in turn of means of blackmail to reach or remain with the ministry, or to maintain the hope the Irishmen and his electorate; but it knows very well that a strong majority emerges against, in spite of the promises which had been made at the time of the Union. In 1799, always, it is named one of the police chiefs for the direction of the businesses of the India. The July 8th 1800, it marries young person of the girls of the general John Scott de Balcomie, who prodigiously grew rich in the the Indies Orientales. The fall of the ministry, in 1801, brings for Canning the end of all its employment

In 1802, it reappears at the Parliament like representative of the Irish borough of Tralée. It sits in the opposition. In May 1804, Pitt returns to the ministry, and names Canning de Trésorier with the Navy. In January 1806, Pitt dies and the new ministry of coalition, Fox, Lord Sudmouth, Lord Grenville, again draws aside Canning which declares: " My fidelity political is buried in the tomb of Mr. Pitt " and turns over to sit in the opposition. Fox dies in September 1806.

In the new cabinet of the Portland cement duke, it became Foreign Minister in 1807. In April 1807, the Irish question is given to the day order and will be like rejected habit. Partisan of the all-out war against Napoleon i, soiled his administration by iniquitous the Bombardement of Copenhagen. In the same government, Lord Castlereagh is Minister for the War. The two men, who scorn themselves fight in duel and for this fact, are " resigned " ministry in 1809. There remained some time far away from the government.

The June 22nd 1812, Canning, which is not any more minister, gives on the carpet the Irish Question and the cabinet joins again the relations with him. It trues Irish question about its " worthy colleague " , Mr. Grattan, which has, says it, much more talent than him to make it triumph. The adjournment of the question carries it once more. In 1814, it is named ambassador extraordinary with the Portugal, station of which it resigns fine 1815. In 1816, it rabiboche with its former Castlereagh enemy and is named Plénipotentiaire close the Swiss République. In July 1817, of return to the the United Kingdom, and the cabinet, he is president of the office of the Indies. In 1819, it is against the formation of a committee for the examination of the cash in circulation; against a parliamentary reform, the revision of the criminal laws; but for new taxes. Resigner in 1820, it reappears with the room in 1821, and speaks again of the Irish question. He is named general governor of India. Canning slowly hastens to make its luggage when Castlereagh commits suicide the August 12th 1822

Canning publicly declares with Liverpool, that considering the circumstances, the Irish question was not any more topicality, in consideration of which George IV of the United Kingdom in fact its Foreign Minister in 1822. George IV would have asked Canning to follow the same line as its predecessor, it what the new Foreign Minister would have answered: " But, Lord, it committed suicide ".

He is opposed to a motion of Mr. Buxton for the Abolition of slavery in the colonies of America, and proposes three resolutions which, push back the principle of sudden stamping, for a gradual improvement. In its speech it presents the Christianisme like perfectly compatible with the principle of slavery, and claims that the doctrines of Christ contributed of nothing to extinguish this wound of the Roman world; then the catholic question is réenfourchée to which to sir Francis Burdett concluded to remove " this comedy annual which consists in forming in favor of the catholics of the requests that one was certain to see rejecting ".

In 1824, the United Kingdom, in a semi-official way supports the Greece against the Ottoman Empire. In 1825, Canning gives an indication of Libéral while being for the recognition immediate of the old Spanish colonies which having declared their independence, became States, with which it is beneficial for the the United Kingdom to trade. Canning became member of Royal Society the January 12th 1826. The May 19th 1826, it is opposed to a motion tending to the improvement of the fate of the slaves. " the principle, says it, is right, but measurements are premature: to go too quickly, it is to be likely to miss its goal; there to tend slowly, it is the means of making success certain ". The July 6th 1826, Canning signs with the France and the Russia a treaty which tends to reconcile the Turkey and the Greece, and, in the event of refusal, to put an end to the quarrel by the weapons. The December 11th 1826 Canning declares that the British government will honor its engagements, if Portugal requires it, and will support the Portuguese constitution by military helps. The April 12th 1827, Canning replaces Lord Liverpool, for a long time patient, at the post of First police chief of the Treasury, equivalent to that of Prime Minister. All the ministers resign and it a new government with its political enemies of the day before. It was shown more favorable than before with the liberal ideas, links themselves with the whig S, supported the emancipation of the catholics of Ireland, detached his country of the the Holy Alliance, and prepared the independence of Greece. He died in the middle of his work three months later.

He had cultivated poetry successfully in his youth; its poem of the Slavery of Greece reveals a brilliant imagination at the same time as a sharp love of freedom. A Laudatory medal , struck in France, with the honor of Canning, contains on a side: Civil liberty and nun in all the universe; other: In the name of the people, French with George Canning.

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