Canningite government, 1827–1828
Cabinets of the United Kingdom
1827–1828
George Canning (left) led the Government from April 1827. He was succeeded by Lord Goderich (right) upon Canning's death in August.
Date formed	9 April 1827 (1827-04-09)
Date dissolved	22 January 1828 (1828-01-22)
People and organisations
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	George Canning (until 8 August 1827) F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
Member party	Tories
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Whigs
Opposition leader	Marquess of Lansdowne
History
Legislature term	1826–1830
Predecessor	Liverpool ministry
Successor	Wellington–Peel ministry

The Canningites, led by George Canning and then the Viscount Goderich as First Lord of the Treasury, governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1827 until 1828.

Formation

On 9 April 1827 the Tory Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. He had been prime minister nearly fifteen years, ever since the assassination of his predecessor Spencer Perceval in May 1812. The man chosen to succeed him was the Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons, George Canning. Canning was very much on the moderate wing of the Tory Party, and many of the more hard-line members of Liverpool's government, including the Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, and national hero Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Master-General of the Ordnance), refused to serve under him. Canning's government was therefore recruited from the moderate wing of the Tory Party, known as the Canningites, with the support of several members of the Whig Party.

Fate

Canning, who was in poor health at the time of his appointment, died in office on 8 August 1827, and the Leader of the House of Lords Frederick Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich succeeded him as prime minister. However, Goderich's government never even met in a session of Parliament, and was replaced by a High Tory government under the Duke of Wellington on 22 January 1828.

Cabinets

Full list of ministers

This is a list of the members of the government. Members of the Cabinet are indicated by bold typeface.

Notes

References

• Chris Cook and John Stevenson, British Historical Facts 1760–1830
• Joseph Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities