Earl Canning
Earl Canning was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title Earl Canning was bestowed on May 21, 1859, to politician Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning , who was Viceroy and Governor General of India at the time. As early as 1837 he had inherited the title Viscount Canning , of Kilbrahan in the County of Kilkenny from his mother, the widow of Prime Minister George Canning , which had been conferred on January 22, 1828 in recognition of the services of her deceased husband. With the death of the Earl on June 17, 1862, both titles expired.
List of Viscounts and Earls Canning
Viscounts Canning (1828)
- Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning (1777-1837)
- Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning (1812–1862), (promoted to Earl Canning in 1859 )
Earls Canning (1859)
- Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812–1862)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
Individual evidence
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazette : 6910, 711 , May 17, 1859.
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 18433, p. 122 , January 18, 1828.