Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning

Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning (née Scott; 1776 – 14 March 1837) was the wife of British Prime Minister George Canning.

She was born in Scotland, the daughter of Major-General John Scott and Margaret Dundas. She was also a sister of the Duchess of Portland and the Countess of Moray.

On 8 July 1800, she married George Canning in St George's, Hanover Square on Hanover Square, London, with John Hookham Frere and William Pitt the Younger as witnesses. They had four children:

• George Charles Canning (1801–1820), died from consumption
• William Pitt Canning (1802–1828), died from drowning in Madeira, Portugal
• Harriet Canning (1804–1876), married the 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
• Charles Canning (later 2nd Viscount Canning and 1st Earl Canning) (1812–1862)

Joan was created 1st Viscountess Canning of Kilbraham on 22 January 1828 (almost 6 months after her husband had died), with a special remainder to the male heirs of her late husband.

References

• http://thepeerage.com/p3727.htm#i37270
• Harold Temperley, Joan Canning on Her Husband's Policy and Ideas, The English Historical Review, Vol. 45, No. 179 (Jul., 1930), pp. 409–426

Preceded by Louisa, Countess of Liverpool	Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1827	Succeeded by Sarah Hobart
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New creation	Viscountess Canning	Succeeded by Charles Canning