Charles Canning, Earl Canning

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Charles Canning, Earl Canning was a 19th-century British statesman best known as the first Viceroy of India, overseeing the administration during and after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Viceroy of India
human
statesman
burialPlace Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1812-12-14
dateOfDeath 1862-06-17
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
endTime Governor-General of India term: 1858
Viceroy of India term: 1862
familyName Canning NERFINISHED
father George Canning NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
hasNoChildren true
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix PC
knownFor being the first Viceroy of India under the British Crown
being the last Governor-General of India under the East India Company
policy of clemency after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
monarch Queen Victoria NERFINISHED
mother Joan Canning, Viscountess Canning NERFINISHED
nobleRank peer of the United Kingdom
nobleTitle Earl Canning NERFINISHED
notableEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
notableWork administration during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
placeOfBirth Brompton, Middlesex, England NERFINISHED
London, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Grosvenor Square, London, England NERFINISHED
London, England
politicalAlignment Peelite NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor-General of India NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED
Viceroy of India NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning NERFINISHED
startTime Governor-General of India term: 1856
Viceroy of India term: 1858

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