CANNING, STRATFORD, VISCOUNT STRATFORD (OF REDCLIFFE)


Meaning of CANNING, STRATFORD, VISCOUNT STRATFORD (OF REDCLIFFE) in English

born Nov. 4, 1786, London, Eng.

died Aug. 14, 1880, Frant, Sussex

British diplomat.

A cousin of Tanzimat program of reforms. He supported Turkish resistance to Russian attempts to influence Ottoman affairs and tried in vain to prevent the Crimean War . He retired after leaving Turkey in 1858.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.