Lord Durham

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Lord Durham was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his influential report on the governance of British North America, which laid groundwork for Canadian self-government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
advocatedFor assimilation of French Canadians (in his report) ⓘ
union of Upper and Lower Canada ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Earl of Durham ⓘ
Radical Jack ⓘ
appointedBy Lord Melbourne ⓘ
areaOfActivity British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Canadian politics ⓘ
birthDate 1792-04-12 ⓘ
burialPlace Chester-le-Street ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
constituencyRepresented Durham ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1840-07-28 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Lambton ⓘ
father William Henry Lambton ⓘ
fullName John George Lambton ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
ideology reformist Whig ⓘ
influenced Union Act 1840 ⓘ
linked to: Act of Union 1840

development of Canadian self-government ⓘ
memberOf Whig Party ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria ⓘ
mother Lady Anne Barbara Frances Villiers ⓘ
movement British liberalism ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham

Baron Durham ⓘ
Viscount Lambton ⓘ
notableIdea responsible government in British North America ⓘ
notableWork Report on the Affairs of British North America ⓘ
notedFor Durham Report ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
politician ⓘ
reformer ⓘ
parliamentaryDebut 1813 ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Cowes ⓘ
positionHeld Ambassador to Russia ⓘ
Governor General of British North America ⓘ
High Commissioner of British North America ⓘ
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
residence Lambton Castle ⓘ
spouse Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Durham Report → author → John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
Penshaw Monument → dedicatedTo → John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
Penshaw Monument → commemorates → John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
Lambton Harbour → namedAfter → John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
Lord Durham → nobleTitle → 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
Lady Mary Louisa Lambton → father → John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument → dedicatedTo → John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument → commemorates → John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument → memorialFor → first Earl of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Lord Durham