Canning, politician and statesman
By: Peter Dixon.
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1976
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Canning, George, 1770-1827; Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1820-1830
Description: "In 1770 no prophet could have foreseen the future career of the infant George Canning, born without the wealth or inherited position then considered indispensable to any aspiring politician. yet this son of an expatriate Irishman and an unsuccesful actress became one of Britain's most remarkable Foreign Secretaries, was briefly Prime Minister and occupied for many years a pivotal position in a political mili.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [337]-343.
Includes index.