Family and Education
b. 14 Dec. 1812, 3rd s. of George Canning MP (d. 1827), and Joan, da. and coh. of Maj.-Gen. John Scott MP, of Balcomie, Fife. educ. Eton; Christ Church, Oxf., BA 1833. m. 5 Sept. 1835, Charlotte, 1st da. and coh. of Charles Stuart, baron Stuart de Rothesay. s.p. suc. mo. as 2nd viscount Canning 15 Mar. 1837; cr. 1st earl Canning 21 May 1859. d. 17 June 1862.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state for foreign affairs Sept. 1841 – Jan. 1846; P.C. 18 Mar. 1846; first commr. of woods and forests Mar. – July 1846; postmaster-gen. Jan. 1853 – July 1855; governor gen. of India July 1855 – Mar. 1862; 1st viceroy of India Aug. 1858 – Mar. 1862.
G.C.B. 31 Mar. 1859; K.G. 21 May 1862; ranger of Greenwich Park 1860; 1st grandmaster of the Order of the Star of India 25 June 1861 – Mar. 1862.
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