Henry Canning
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Henry Canning was appointed HM Consul General in Hamburg
(including also consular responsibilities in respect of Bremen
) on 29 November 1823.
He married Mary Preyer (or Prior); they had at least one child.
Henry Canning was first cousin of George Canning
(1770-1827) and the brother of diplomat Stratford Canning (1786-1880).
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(including also consular responsibilities in respect of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
) on 29 November 1823.
He married Mary Preyer (or Prior); they had at least one child.
Henry Canning was first cousin of George Canning
George Canning
George Canning PC, FRS was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister.-Early life: 1770–1793:...
(1770-1827) and the brother of diplomat Stratford Canning (1786-1880).