Description: 7 X 5 inch APPROX PHOTOGRAPH PROFESSIONALLY DOUBLE MOUNTED ABOVE AN ENVELOPE FRONT ADDRESSED & SIGNED BY ........................ Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, KG, GCB, KCSI, PC (14 December 1812 – 17 June 1862), also known as the Viscount Canning and Clemency Canning, was a British statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857[1] and the first Viceroy of India after the transfer of power from the East India Company to the Crown of Queen Victoria in 1858 after the rebellion was crushed.[2]Canning is credited for ensuring that the administration and most departments of the government functioned normally during the rebellion and took major administrative decisions even during the peak of the Rebellion in 1857, including establishing the first three modern Universities in India, the University of Calcutta, University of Madras and University of Bombay based on Wood's despatch.[3][4][5] Canning passed the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 which was drafted by his predecessor Lord Dalhousiebefore the rebellion.[6][7] He also passed the General Service Enlistment Act of 1856.[8]After the rebellion he presided over a smooth transfer and reorganisation of government from the East India company to the crown,[9] the Indian Penal Code was drafted in 1860 based on the code drafted by Macaulay and came into force in 1862.[10] Canning met the rebellion '"with firmness, confidence, magnanimity and calm" as per his biographer, Sir George Dunbar.[11] Canning was very firm during the rebellion but after that he focused on reconciliation and reconstruction rather than retribution and issued a clemency proclamation. A SIGN OF THE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN IN THE AUTOGRAPH BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSAL AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR’s CLUB. U.A.C.C. – REGISTERED DEALER - RD177 AFTAL DEALER 022 THE U.A.C.C. HAS A CODE OF ETHICAL STANDARDS & BY-LAWS THAT WE ABIDE BY AND ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE ISSUED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WHICH IS YOUR LIFETIME GUARANTEE. ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE AUTHENTIC SIGNED ITEMS !!! WE DO NOT SELL COPIES , FACSIMILES OR PRE-PRINTS . PAYMENT CHEQUES ARE ONLY ACCEPTABLE WHEN DRAWN ON BRITISH BANKS IN POUNDS STERLING. PAYPAL AND POSTAL ORDERS ARE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVES. POSTAGE AND PACKING PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR PRICES REFLECT THE COST OF THE ACTUAL POSTAGE , ENVELOPES , PROTECTIVE SLEEVES AND THE LABOUR INVOLVED TO PACKAGE THE ITEMS AND TO TAKE THEM TO THE POST OFFICE Powered by eBay Turbo ListerSee our other items
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