Lord Durham

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Lord Durham was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his influential report on the governance of British North America, which laid groundwork for Canadian self-government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
colonial administrator
human
statesman
advocatedFor assimilation of French Canadians (in his report)
union of Upper and Lower Canada
alsoKnownAs Earl of Durham
Radical Jack
appointedBy Lord Melbourne
areaOfActivity British North America
linked to: British America

Canadian politics
birthDate 1792-04-12
burialPlace Chester-le-Street
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
constituencyRepresented Durham
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1840-07-28
educatedAt Eton College
era 19th century
familyName Lambton
father William Henry Lambton
fullName John George Lambton
givenName John
ideology reformist Whig
influenced Union Act 1840
linked to: Act of Union 1840

development of Canadian self-government
memberOf Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
mother Lady Anne Barbara Frances Villiers
movement British liberalism
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham

Baron Durham
Viscount Lambton
notableIdea responsible government in British North America
notableWork Report on the Affairs of British North America
notedFor Durham Report
occupation diplomat
politician
reformer
parliamentaryDebut 1813
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Cowes
positionHeld Ambassador to Russia
Governor General of British North America
High Commissioner of British North America
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
residence Lambton Castle
spouse Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey

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Durham Report author John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
Penshaw Monument dedicatedTo John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
Penshaw Monument commemorates John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
Lambton Harbour namedAfter John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
Lord Durham nobleTitle 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
Lady Mary Louisa Lambton father John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument dedicatedTo John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument commemorates John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham
The Earl of Durham's Monument memorialFor first Earl of Durham
linked to: Lord Durham