Surname: Canning Forename(s): George b. 11 April 1770. d. 8 August 1827. Nationality: Anglo-Irish. VIAF.
Poet, politician, and parodist. Born in Marylebone, Middlesex. Educated at Christ
Church, Oxford, and Lincoln’s Inn. Married Joan Scott on 8 July 1800. Served as Prime
Minister from April to August 1827. Close friends with John Hookham Frere. Biographical
information: ODNB. (CC)