Viscount Charles John Canning

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:British_peer politician
gptkbp:birthDate	1812-12-14
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:deathDate	1862-06-17
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Grosvenor_Square,_London,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:father	George Canning
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Viscount Charles John Canning
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Joan_Canning
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableAction	Oversaw the transfer of power from East India Company to the British Crown Implemented the Doctrine of Lapse Introduced the Indian Penal Code
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:parliamentaryService	Member of Parliament for Warwick (1836–1837) Postmaster General (1853–1855) Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841–1846)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:James_Broun-Ramsay,_1st_Marquess_of_Dalhousie
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Charlotte_Canning
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:James_Bruce,_8th_Earl_of_Elgin
gptkbp:termEnd	Governor-General of India: 1858 Viceroy of India: 1862
gptkbp:termStart	Governor-General of India: 1856 Viceroy of India: 1858
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Earl_Canning gptkb:Viscount_Canning
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fort_Canning_Hill
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7