See also:

• EARL

EARL See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• EARL CHARLES JOHN CANNING (1812-1862)
• CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827)

CANNING (1812-1862)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English states-See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India during the See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

Mutiny of 1857, was the youngest See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• CANNING, CHARLES JOHN, EARL (1812-1862)
• CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827)

Canning, and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BROMPTON

Brompton, near See also:

• LONDON

London, on the 14th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1812 . He was educated at See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1833, as first class in See also:

• CLASSICS

classics and second class in See also:

• MATHEMATICS (Gr. /saBnµar1Kil, Sc. vOcvn or E7rlQTt'µn; from p iN.La, "learning" or "science ")

mathematics . In 1836 he entered See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament, being returned as member for the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• WARWICK
• WARWICK, EARLS OF
• WARWICK, RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF (1382—1439)
• WARWICK, RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF (1428—1471)
• WARWICK, SIR PHILIP (1609-1683)
• WARWICK, SIR ROBERT RICH, 2ND EARL OF (1587–1658)

Warwick in the Conservative See also:

• INTEREST

interest . He did not, however, sit See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long in the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons; for, on the See also:

• DEATH

death of his See also:

• MOTHER

mother in 1837, he succeeded to the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage which had been conferred on her with See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder to her only surviving soh, and as See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Canning took his seat in the House of Lords . His first See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment was that of under-secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state for See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign affairs, in the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration formed by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• PEEL
• PEEL, ARTHUR WELLESLEY PEEL, 1ST VISCOUNT (1829- )
• PEEL, SIR ROBERT, BART

Peel in 1841—his See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief being the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• ABERDEEN
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, 1ST EARL O (1637-1720)
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4TH EARL

Aberdeen . This See also:

• POST

post he held till See also:

• JANUARY

January 1846; and from January to See also:

• JULY

July of that See also:

• YEAR

year, when the Peel administration was broken up, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Canning filled the post of See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner of See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

woods and forests . He declined to accept See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office under the earl of See also:

• DERBY
• DERBY, EARLS OF

Derby; but on the formation of the See also:

• COALITION (Lat. coalitio, the verbal substantive of coalescere, to grow together)

coalition See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry under the earl of Aberdeen in January .1853, he received the appointment of postmaster-general . In this office he showed not only a large capacity for hard See also:

• WORK

work, but also general administrative ability and much zeal for the improvement of the service . He retained his post under Lord See also:

• PALMERSTON
• PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3RD VISCOUNT (1784-1865)

Palmerston's ministry until July 1855, when, in consequence of the death of Lord See also:

• DALHOUSIE, FOX MAULE RAMSAY
• DALHOUSIE, JAMES ANDREW BROUN RAMSAY, 1ST MARQUESS

Dalhousie and a vacancy in the governor-generalship of India, he was selected by Lord Palmerston to succeed to that See also:

• GREAT

great position . This appointment appears to have been made rather on the ground of his See also:

• FATHER

father's great services than from any See also:

• PROOF (in M. Eng. preove, proeve, preve, &°c., from O. Fr . prueve, proeve, &c., mod. preuve, Late. Lat. proba, probate, to prove, to test the goodness of anything, probus, good)

proof as yet given of See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• PERSONAL

personal fitness on the See also:

• PART

part of Lord Canning . The new governor sailed from See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in December 1855, and entered upon the duties of his office in India at the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1856 . His strong See also:

• COMMON

common sense and See also:

• SOUND
• SOUND, THE (Danish Oresund)

sound See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment led him to adopt a policy of conciliation towards the native princes, and to promote See also:

• MEASURES

measures tending to the See also:

• BETTERMENT (i.e. " making better," as opposed to " worsement ")

betterment of the See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people .

In the year following his See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession to office the deep-seated discontent of the people See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out in the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian Mutiny (q.v.) . Fears were entertained, and even the See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends of the See also:

• VICEROY (from O. Fr. viceroy, mod. viceroi, i.e. Lat. vice, in place of, and roy or roi, king)

viceroy to some extent shared them, that he was not equal to the crisis . But the fears proved groundless . He had a clear See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

eye for the gravity of the situation, a See also:

• CALM

calm judgment, and a prompt, See also:

• SWIFT
• SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667—1745)

swift See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand to do what was really necessary . By the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union of great moral qualities with high, though not the highest, intellectual faculties, he carried the Indian See also:

• EMPIRE

empire safely through the stress of the See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm, and, what was perhaps a harder task still, he dealt wisely with the enormous difficulties arising at the close of such a See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war, established a more liberal policy and a sounder See also:

• FINANCIAL

financial See also:

• SYSTEM

system, and See also:

• LEFT

left the people more contented than they were before . The name of " Clemency Canning," which was applied to him during the heated animosities of the moment, has since become a See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour . While See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion was raging in Oudh he issued a See also:

• PROCLAMATION (Lat. proclamare, to make public by announcement)

proclamation declaring the lands of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province forfeited; and this step gave rise to much angry controversy . A " See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret despatch," couched in arrogant and offensive terms, was addressed to the viceroy by Lord See also:

• ELLENBOROUGH, EDWARD LAW, 1ST BARON (1750-1818)
• ELLENBOROUGH, EDWARD LAW, EARL OF (1790-1871)

Ellenborough, then a member of the Derby administration, which would have justified the viceroy in immediately resigning . But from a strong sense of See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty he continued at his post; and ere long the general condemnation of the despatch was so strong that the writer See also:

• FELT (cognate with Ger. Filz, Du. vilt, Swed. and Dan. fill; the root is unknown; the word has given Med. Lat. filtrum, " filter ")

felt it necessary to retire from office . Lord Canning replied to the despatch, calmly and in a statesman-like manner explaining and vindicating his censured policy . In See also:

• APRIL

April 1859 he received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament for his great services during the mutiny . He was also made an extra See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• GRAND

grand See also:

• CROSS

cross of the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of the See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath, and in May of the same year he was raised to the dignity of an earl .

By the See also:

• STRAIN (through O. Fr. straindre, estraindre, mod. i treindre, from Lat. stringere, to draw tight, related to stress, stretch, string, &c.)

strain of anxiety and hard work his See also:

• HEALTH

health and strength were seriously impaired, while the death of his wife was also a great See also:

• SHOCK, or COLLAPSE

shock to him; in the See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

hope that See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest in his native See also:

• LAND

land might restore him, he left India, reaching England in April 1862 . But it was too See also:

• LATE

late . He died in London on the 17th of See also:

• JUNE

June following . About a See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month before his death he was created K.G . As he died without issue the title became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . See Sir H . S . See also:

• CUNNINGHAM, ALEXANDER (c.1655-173o)
• CUNNINGHAM, ALLAN (1784-1842)
• CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM (1805-1861)

Cunningham, Earl Canning (" Rulers of India" See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series), 1891; and A . J . C . See also:

• HARE
• HARE, SIR JOHN (1844– )

Hare, The See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

Story of Two See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

Noble Lives (1893) .