Tory statesman; he was foreign minister (1807-1809) and prime minister (1827); a supporter of Greek independence and Catholic emancipation.

CORRESPONDENCE OF George Canning:

George Canning to Walter Scott, 14 July 1806 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)

John Murray to George Canning, 25 September 1807 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

George Canning to Walter Scott, 13 November 1809 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)

George Canning to Walter Scott, 26 July 1811 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 1 November 1814 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 22 September 1815 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 25 October 1815 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 10 December 1816 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to [John Cam Hobhouse] 10 April 1818 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 5 August 1819 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, [1820 c.?] in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 24 June 1821 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 4 May 1822 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

William Gifford to George Canning, 13 December 1823 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

William Gifford to George Canning, 8 September 1824 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

George Canning to Walter Scott, 24 July 1825 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)

William Gifford to George Canning, 5 March 1826 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 26 June 1826 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

George Canning to William Jerdan, 30 June 1826 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

William Gifford to George Canning, 5 November 1826 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)