Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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The Right Honourable Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB |
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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In office 5 December 1905 – 3 April 1908 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Arthur Balfour |
| Succeeded by | H. H. Asquith |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 6 February 1899 – 5 December 1905 |
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| Monarch |
Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister |
The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Sir William Vernon Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Balfour |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 6 February 1899 – 22 April 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Sir William Vernon Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | H. H. Asquith |
| Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 18 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 |
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| Prime Minister |
William Ewart Gladstone The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | Edward Stanhope |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
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In office 6 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 |
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| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Cranbrook |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Smith |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 23 October 1884 – 25 June 1885 |
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| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | George Otto Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Hart Dyke |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | |
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In office 28 April 1880 – 13 May 1882 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Loyd-Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hayter |
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In office 15 November 1871 – 26 February 1874 |
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| Preceded by | John Vivian |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Stanley |
| Father of the House | |
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In office 22 May 1907 – 22 April 1908 |
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| Preceded by | George Finch |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Kennaway |
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Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs |
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In office 17 November 1868 – 22 April 1908 |
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| Preceded by | John Ramsay |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Ponsonby |
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| Born | 7 September 1836 Kelvinside House, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 22 April 1908 (aged 71) 10 Downing Street, London, England |
| Resting place | Meigle Parish Church, Perthshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Bruce (m. 1860; her death 1906) |
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University of Glasgow Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Merchant |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCB (7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) 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 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. The government he subsequently led passed legislation to ensure trade unions could not be liable for damages incurred during strike action, introduced free school meals for all children, and empowered local authorities to purchase agricultural land from private landlords. Campbell-Bannerman resigned as Prime Minister on 3 April 1908 due to ill health and was replaced by his Chancellor, H. H. Asquith. He died nineteen days later.
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