Canningites was the name used for those Tories in Great Britain who belonged to the moderate wing of the party and considered themselves supporters of the then Foreign Secretary George Canning in the 1820s. They were pro-Catholic emancipation as regards Ireland and had a reputation for more 'liberal' trade policies. When Canning formed a goverment in 1827 - he was obliged to bring in a section of the opposition Whigs when many former Tory ministers like Robert Peel refused office. Following the death of Canning in August 1827, another Canningite Lord Goderich took over but his goverment collapsed in January 1828. The Canningites in the House of Commons were now lead by William Huskisson and included future British Prime Ministers Lord Melbourne and Viscount Palmeston in their ranks . For the next five months they stayed in the new government lead by the Duke of Wellington but resigned in May on the issue of allocating seats from disenfranchised corrupt boroughs to the new growing cities of England. Now usually known as the 'Huskissonites' , the group barely numbered a dozen or so in the House of Commons though they had supporters in the House of Lords. For the next year and half they acted a separate group between the two main parties - being alternatively courted by both the Duke of Wellington and Earl Grey from the Whigs. However the death of Huskisson in a train accident at the official opening of a railway line between Manchester and Liverpool ended all hopes of a Tory reunion. The remainder of the group decided to throw their lot in with the Whigs and their leaders joined the cabinet of Earl Grey in November 1830. Very soon after they ceased to act as a recognisable separate political grouping. The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... George Canning (11 April 1770-8 August 1827) was a British politician who served as Foreign Secretary and, briefly, Prime Minister. ... This is about the British Prime Minister. ... Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (November 1, 1782 - January 28, 1859), known as Frederick John Robinson (until 1827), The Viscount Goderich (1827-1833), and The Earl of Ripon (1833 onwards), was a British statesman and Prime Minister (when he was known as Lord Goderich). ... William Huskisson (March 11, 1770 - September 15, 1830), was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for Liverpool. ... Viscount Melbourne was a title created for Peniston Lamb in 1781 in the peerage of Ireland. ... Henry John Temple (1784-1865) - otherwise known as the 3rd Viscount Palmeston - enjoyed a political career of remarkable longevity. ... The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for General Sir Charles Grey. ... The title Earl Grey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for General Sir Charles Grey. ...