Lord Canning

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Lord Canning was a British statesman best known for overseeing the administration of India during the tumultuous period of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the subsequent transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Governor-General of India
Viceroy of India
human
alsoKnownAs Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
linked to: Lord Canning

Earl Canning
appointedGovernorGeneralOfIndia 1856
birthDate 1812-12-14
birthPlace Bromley, Middlesex, England
linked to: Bromley
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1862-06-17
deathPlace London, England
education Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
father George Canning
fullName Charles John Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
implementedPolicy transfer of Indian administration from East India Company to British Crown
knownFor moderate policy towards rebels during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
memberOf House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
mother Joan Scott
nickname Clemency Canning
nobleTitle Baron Canning
Earl Canning
Viscount Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
notableFor being the first Viceroy of India
overseeing the transfer of power in India from the East India Company to the British Crown
oversawEvent Indian Mutiny
Indian Rebellion of 1857
oversawLegislation Government of India Act 1858
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
Tory
positionHeld First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India

Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Viceroy of India
precededByAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia Lord Dalhousie
spouse Charlotte Canning
succeededByAsViceroyOfIndia Lord Elgin
termEndAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia 1862
termEndAsViceroyOfIndia 1862
termStartAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia 1856
termStartAsViceroyOfIndia 1858

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Viceroy of India firstHolder Lord Canning
George Canning child Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
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Lord Canning fullName Charles John Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Lord Canning alsoKnownAs Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Lord Canning nobleTitle Viscount Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Canning hasNotableBearer Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Earl Canning fullName Charles Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Earl Canning nobleTitle 1st Earl Canning
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Charlotte Canning spouse Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
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Charlotte Canning partner Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
linked to: Lord Canning
Clemency Canning hasTitle Lord Canning
Baron Canning hasTitleHolder Charles Canning, 2nd Baron Canning
linked to: Lord Canning