1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe K.G., G.C.B., P.C. British diplomat and politician, best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. A cousin of George Canning, he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipotentiary to the United States between 1820 and 1824 and held his first appointment as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1825 and 1828. He intermittently represented several constituencies in parliament between 1828 and 1842. In 1841 he was once again appointed Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, a position he held for the next 17 years. Canning came to be seen as one of the leading figures in Constantinople, as British influence over the Porte increased and the Turks came to be seen more and more as British clients. In 1852 he was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. However, despite his illustrious diplomatic career Canning's hopes of high political office were frequently dashed.
1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe K.G., G.C.B., P.C. British diplomat and politician, best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. A cousin of George Canning, he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister-Plenipotentiary to the United States between 1820 and 1824 and held his first appointment as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1825 and 1828. He intermittently represented several constituencies in parliament between 1828 and 1842. In 1841 he was once again appointed Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, a position he held for the next 17 years. Canning came to be seen as one of the leading figures in Constantinople, as British influence over the Porte increased and the Turks came to be seen more and more as British clients. In 1852 he was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. However, despite his illustrious diplomatic career Canning's hopes of high political office were frequently dashed.
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Stratford Canning
Viscount Stratford De Redcliffe K.G.; G.C.B
Born Nov 4 1786 Died at Frant Court Auf 14 1880
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