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Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl
Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl (1812–62). Canning served as an under-secretary to Robert Peel and as postmaster-general to Lord Aberdeen before being appointed governor-general of India in 1856. His years in office were dominated by the Indian mutiny of 1857. At first, he stood firm against the entreaties of several of his lieutenants to appease the rebels and declare an amnesty. He recalled an army from China and insisted on military reconquest. Afterwards he resisted demands for widespread vengeance and bloodshed, earning the nickname ‘Clemency Canning’. His post-mutiny policies centred on reorganizing the army and promoting the loyalty of Indians to Britain. He founded the first Indian universities, passed tenancy legislation, guaranteed the continuity of princely states, and banned interference in Indian religion and custom. Following the abolition of the East India Company in 1858, he became the first viceroy of India. Ill-health led him to resign from office in 1862.
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JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CanningCharlesJohn1stEarl.html JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CanningCharlesJohn1stEarl.html |
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Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl
Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl (1812–62). Canning served as under‐secretary to Robert Peel and as postmaster‐general to Lord Aberdeen before being appointed governor‐general of India in 1856. His years in office were dominated by the Indian mutiny of 1857. He recalled an army from China and insisted on military reconquest. Afterwards he resisted demands for widespread vengeance, earning the nickname ‘Clemency Canning’. His post‐mutiny policies centred on reorganizing the army and promoting the loyalty of Indians to Britain. He founded the first Indian universities, passed tenancy legislation, guaranteed the continuity of princely states, and banned interference in Indian religion and custom.
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JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CanningCharlesJohn1stEarl.html JOHN CANNON. "Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CanningCharlesJohn1stEarl.html |
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