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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB PC (né Campbell; 7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British statesman and Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908.
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.
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...
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman led the Liberal Party to its greatest political victory in the 1906 election and he set the scene for the reforms of the last Liberal government. His Cabinet included three future Prime Ministers: H.H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill.
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, 1880–82), parliamentary and financial secretary to the Admiralty (1882–84 ...
He was elected as a radical Liberal MP for Stirling Burghs in November 1868, appointed financial secretary in 1871 and later secretary of state for war in the cabinets of William...
Campbell-Bannerman was the best and most successful party leader that Liberals have ever had: a man who held his party together and held it to Liberalism, and who briefly went on to reap the rewards. How many times since has the party needed the twinkling wisdom, calm toughness and firm Liberal faith of a CB!
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May 21, 2018 · 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.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB PC 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.
Jan 10, 2014 · When Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was elected leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons in January 1899, the party already was divided over the issue of imperialism. By the end of the year, the Boer War had accentuated that division.
