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    Henry Campbell-Bannerman

    British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

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  1. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB PC ( né Campbell; 7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British statesman and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery.

  2. Apr 18, 2024 · Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (born September 7, 1836, Glasgow, Scotland—died April 22, 1908, London, England) was a British prime minister from December 5, 1905, to April 5, 1908. His popularity unified his own Liberal Party and the unusually strong cabinet that he headed. He took the lead in granting self-government to the Transvaal (1906 ...

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  3. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first man to be given official use of the title ‘Prime Minister’. Known as CB, he was a firm believer in free trade, Irish Home Rule and the improvement of ...

  4. Search for: 'Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman' in Oxford Reference ». (1836–1908)British statesman and Liberal prime minister (1905–08), responsible for reuniting the party after it was split by the Boer War.Born in Glasgow, Campbell-Bannerman became an MP in 1868 and served under Gladstone as financial secretary to the War Office (1871–74 ...

  5. Henry Campbell was born in 1836 at Kelvinside, near Glasgow, although he spoke with a Perthshire accent. The Bannerman part came in 1871, a condition of a legacy from an uncle; from then on most people called him ‘CB’. The ‘Sir’ came from the GCB, awarded in 1895. Son of a self-made Presbyterian Tory businessman who served as Provost of ...

  6. May 21, 2018 · Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry. Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (1836–1908). Prime minister. A genial and popular politician, Campbell-Bannerman none the less acquired a reputation, which still clings to him, as uninspired and unlikely to reach the top in politics. In fact he proved to be much more shrewd and determined than his apparently more ...

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  8. Birth in 1836. Henry Campbell was born on 7 September 1836, the son of James Campbell, merchant in Kelvinside, and Janet Bannerman. The entry in the Old Parish Register for Barony shows he was their sixth child and the witnesses to the baptism were John and William Campbell. Birth and baptism entry for Henry Campbell-Bannerman (15 KB jpeg)

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