Canningite

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Canningite refers to a follower or supporter of British statesman George Canning, typically associated with his moderate, liberal Tory political views in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political term
political follower
political label
activeIn 1820s British politics
associatedWith George Canning
associatedWithPolicy liberal foreign policy
opposition to Holy Alliance dominance in Europe
recognition of Latin American independence movements
broaderCategory British political faction
conservative liberal tradition in Britain
contrastedWith High Tories
surface form: High Tory
country United Kingdom
derivesFrom surname of George Canning
etymologyType political eponym
follows George Canning
governmentRole supporter of Canning’s premiership in 1827
historicalPeriod early 19th century
historicalStatus defunct political faction
ideology liberal Toryism
moderate Toryism
pro-reform conservatism
language English
opposedBy Wellington–Peel ultra-Tory elements
opposedTo ultra-Tories
parliamentaryContext British Parliament
partyContext Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party
politicalAlignment Tory
surface form: Canningite Tory
positionOnFrenchRevolution anti-revolutionary but reform-minded
precedes Peelite tendency in Conservative politics
refersTo supporter of George Canning
region Great Britain
supports commercial liberalism
constitutional monarchy
free trade tendencies
limited political reform
typicalSocialBase commercial and mercantile interests
typicalStanceOnCatholicQuestion more open to Catholic emancipation than ultra-Tories
usedAs factional label within the Tory Party
viewOnEmpire commercially oriented imperial policy
viewOnSlavery increasingly sympathetic to anti-slavery sentiment of the period

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