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Can·​ning ˈka-niŋ How to pronounce Canning (audio)
Charles John 1812–1862 Earl Canning British governor-general of India (1856–58); 1st viceroy of India (1858–62)

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George 1770–1827 father of Charles Canning British statesman; prime minister (1827)

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Stratford 1786–1880 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe ˈred-ˌklif How to pronounce Canning (audio) British diplomat

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