Lord Canning

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British statesman Governor-General of India Viceroy of India human

Lord Canning was a British statesman best known for overseeing the administration of India during the tumultuous period of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the subsequent transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning	5
Lord Canning canonical	4
1st Earl Canning	1
Charles Canning	1
Charles Canning, 2nd Baron Canning	1
Charles John Canning	1
Viscount Canning	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British statesman ⓘ Governor-General of India ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lord Canning ⓘ surface form: Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning Earl Canning ⓘ
appointedGovernorGeneralOfIndia	1856 ⓘ
birthDate	1812-12-14 ⓘ
birthPlace	Bromley ⓘ surface form: Bromley, Middlesex, England
burialPlace	Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate	1862-06-17 ⓘ
deathPlace	London, England ⓘ
education	Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ Eton College ⓘ
father	George Canning ⓘ
fullName	Lord Canning self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Charles John Canning
implementedPolicy	transfer of Indian administration from East India Company to British Crown ⓘ
knownFor	moderate policy towards rebels during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
memberOf	House of Lords ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm	Queen Victoria ⓘ
mother	Joan Scott ⓘ
nickname	Clemency Canning ⓘ
nobleTitle	Baron Canning ⓘ Earl Canning ⓘ Lord Canning self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Viscount Canning
notableFor	being the first Viceroy of India ⓘ overseeing the transfer of power in India from the East India Company to the British Crown ⓘ
oversawEvent	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ surface form: Indian Mutiny Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
oversawLegislation	Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
politicalParty	Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Tory ⓘ
positionHeld	First Commissioner of Woods and Forests ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of India Postmaster General of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Postmaster General of the United Kingdom Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ
precededByAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia	Lord Dalhousie ⓘ
spouse	Charlotte Canning ⓘ
succeededByAsViceroyOfIndia	James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin ⓘ surface form: Lord Elgin
termEndAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia	1862 ⓘ
termEndAsViceroyOfIndia	1862 ⓘ
termStartAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia	1856 ⓘ
termStartAsViceroyOfIndia	1858 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viceroy of India → notableOfficeHolder → Lord Canning ⓘ

Viceroy of India → firstHolder → Lord Canning ⓘ

George Canning → child → Lord Canning ⓘ