Canningite

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Canningite refers to a follower or supporter of British statesman George Canning, typically associated with his moderate, liberal Tory political views in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political term ⓘ
political follower ⓘ
political label ⓘ
activeIn 1820s British politics ⓘ
associatedWith George Canning ⓘ
associatedWithPolicy liberal foreign policy ⓘ
opposition to Holy Alliance dominance in Europe ⓘ
recognition of Latin American independence movements ⓘ
broaderCategory British political faction ⓘ
conservative liberal tradition in Britain ⓘ
contrastedWith High Tory ⓘ
linked to: High Tories
country United Kingdom ⓘ
derivesFrom surname of George Canning ⓘ
etymologyType political eponym ⓘ
follows George Canning ⓘ
governmentRole supporter of Canning’s premiership in 1827 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
historicalStatus defunct political faction ⓘ
ideology liberal Toryism ⓘ
moderate Toryism ⓘ
pro-reform conservatism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
opposedBy Wellington–Peel ultra-Tory elements ⓘ
opposedTo ultra-Tories ⓘ
parliamentaryContext British Parliament ⓘ
partyContext Tory Party ⓘ
politicalAlignment Canningite Tory ⓘ
linked to: Tory
positionOnFrenchRevolution anti-revolutionary but reform-minded ⓘ
precedes Peelite tendency in Conservative politics ⓘ
refersTo supporter of George Canning ⓘ
region Great Britain ⓘ
supports commercial liberalism ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
free trade tendencies ⓘ
limited political reform ⓘ
typicalSocialBase commercial and mercantile interests ⓘ
typicalStanceOnCatholicQuestion more open to Catholic emancipation than ultra-Tories ⓘ
usedAs factional label within the Tory Party ⓘ
viewOnEmpire commercially oriented imperial policy ⓘ
viewOnSlavery increasingly sympathetic to anti-slavery sentiment of the period ⓘ

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