Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Politician

1836 – 1908

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Who was Henry Campbell-Bannerman?

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB was a British Liberal Party 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. He was the first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called "Prime Minister", the term only coming into official usage five days after he took office. He also remains the only person to date to hold the positions of both Prime Minister and Father of the House at the same time.

Known colloquially as "CB", he was a firm believer in free trade, Irish Home Rule and the improvement of social conditions. He has been referred to as "Britain's first, and only, radical Prime Minister". Following a general election defeat in 1900, Campbell-Bannerman went on to lead the Liberal Party to a landslide victory over the Conservative Party at the 1906 general election, also the last election in which the Liberals gained an overall majority in the House of Commons.

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Born
Sep 7, 1836
Glasgow
Also known as
  • 亨利·甘貝爾-班納曼
  • Кэмпбелл-Баннерман, Генри
Spouses
Religion
  • Church of Scotland
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Glasgow
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
Lived in
  • Glasgow
Died
Apr 22, 1908
10 Downing Street

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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