Erection date: 2/5/1832
{On the front of the plinth:}
George Canning
Bronze.
SW1, Parliament Square, Canning Green
The statue was first erected in Palace Yard in 1832 and moved to this site in 1867, the first statue in Parliament Square.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Canning statue
Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Maryle...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George Canning statue
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