Canning Club
The Canning Club is a gentlemen's club based in London, formerly named the Argentine Club, founded in 1911, and is for those with a particular link to, or special interest in, Latin American countries.
As the previous name suggested, it was originally established as a club for nationals of Argentina, and much of its income was derived from Argentine-based British businesses. When these businesses were nationalised by Juan Perón , the club was deprived of its main source of revenue. Adapting to the situation, it redefined its remit more broadly to Latin America in general, and in 1948 was renamed as the Canning Club, in honour of George Canning, who had strong links to Latin America.
The club was based in Hamilton Place, Mayfair, up until 1970, when it began sharing the premises of the Naval & Military Club at Cambridge House, 94 Piccadilly. In 1999 the Naval & Military moved to 4 St James's Square, taking the Canning Club with it.
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List of London's gentlemen's clubs
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