| Authorised form of name | Canning; George (1770 - 1827) |
| Dates | 1770 - 1827 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 11 April 1770 |
| Place of death | Duke of Devonshire's villa, Chiswick |
| Date of death | 08 August 1827 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Westminster Abbey |
| Occupation | Barrister; Politician |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Christ Church, Oxford; Lincoln's Inn (1791)
Career:
MP for Newtown I.O.W. (June 1793-1796); MP for Wendover (1796-1802); Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (1796-1799); Paymaster General (1800-1801); MP for Tralee (1802-1806); MP for Newtown I.O.W. (1806-1807); MP for Hastings (1807-1812); Foreign Secretary (1807); resigned (1809); MP for Liverpool (1812 -1822); MP for Harwich (1823-1826); President of the India Board (1816-1821); Foreign Secretary (1822); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1827); MP for Seaford (April 1827-August 1827); Prime Minister (1827)
Freemason, initiaed 20 April 1810, Somerset House Lodge No 2, subsequently Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge No 4
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/01/1826 |
| Relationships | Son of George Canning and Mary Costello; cousin of George Canning, 1st Lord Garvagh (FRS 1810) married (1800) Joan, daughter of Major General John Scott of Balcornie, Fife |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows who were Freemasons' 2010, page 16-17 |
| Code | NA6591 |