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Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Personal data
Date of birth7 September 1836
Place of birthGlasgow, United Kingdom
Date of death 
Place of death10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
SpouseCharlotte Campbell-Bannerman
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Trinity College, Cambridge
ProfessionMerchant
ReligionChurch of Scotland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office5 December 1905 - 3 April 1908
MonarchEdward VII
Succeeded byHerbert Henry Asquith
Preceded byArthur Balfour
Leader of the Opposition
In office6 February 1899 - 5 December 1905
MonarchVictoria
Edward VII
Prime ministerThe Marquess of Salisbury
Arthur Balfour
Succeeded byArthur Balfour
Preceded bySir William Harcourt
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office6 February 1899 - 22 April 1908
Succeeded byHerbert Henry Asquith
Preceded bySir William Harcourt
Secretary of State for War
In office18 August 1892 - 21 June 1895
Prime ministerWilliam Ewart Gladstone
The Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Lansdowne
Preceded byEdward Stanhope
In office6 February 1886 - 20 July 1886
Prime ministerWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Smith
Preceded byThe Earl of Cranbrook
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office23 October 1884 - 25 June 1885
Prime ministerWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded bySir William Hart Dyke
Preceded byGeorge Otto Trevelyan
Father of the House
In office22 May 1907 - 22 April 1908
Succeeded bySir John Kennaway
Preceded byGeorge Finch
Member of Parliament
for Stirling Burghs
In office17 November 1868 - 22 April 1908
Succeeded byArthur Ponsonby
Preceded byJohn Ramsay

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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 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. 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, created the first state pension for all people over 70 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, Herbert Asquith. He died nineteen days later.

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Political offices
Preceded by
John Vivian		Financial Secretary to the War Office
1871 - 1874		Succeeded by
Frederick Stanley
Preceded by
Robert Loyd-Lindsay		Financial Secretary to the War Office
1880 - 1882		Succeeded by
Sir Arthur Hayter
Preceded by
George Otto Trevelyan		Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty
1882 - 1884		Succeeded by
Thomas Brassey
Chief Secretary for Ireland
1884 - 1885		Succeeded by
Sir William Hart Dyke
Preceded by
The Viscount Cranbrook		Secretary of State for War
1886		Succeeded by
William Henry Smith
Preceded by
Edward Stanhope		Secretary of State for War
1892 - 1895		Succeeded by
The Marquess of Lansdowne
Preceded by
Sir William Harcourt		Leader of the Opposition
1899 - 1905		Succeeded by
Arthur Balfour
Preceded by
Arthur Balfour		Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
5 December 1905 - 3 April 1908		Succeeded by
Herbert Henry Asquith
Leader of the House of Commons
1906 - 1908
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Ramsay		Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs
1868 - 1908 		Succeeded by
Arthur Ponsonby
Party political offices
Preceded by
Sir William Harcourt		Leader of the British Liberal Party
1899 - 1908		Succeeded by
Herbert Henry Asquith
Honorary titles
Preceded by
George Henry Finch		Father of the House
1907 - 1908		Succeeded by
John Kennaway

Leaders of the Liberal Party

House of Lords (1859 �1916)The Earl Granville * The Earl Russell * The Earl Granville * The Earl of Kimberley * The Earl of Rosebery * The Earl of Kimberley * The Marquess of Ripon * The Marquess of Crewe
House of Commons (1859 �1916)The Viscount Palmerston * William Ewart Gladstone * Marquess of Hartington * William Ewart Gladstone * Sir William Harcourt * Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman * H.H. Asquith
Overall Leader (1916 �1988)H. H. Asquith * Sir Donald Maclean (Acting Leader) * David Lloyd George * Sir Herbert Samuel * Sir Archibald Sinclair * Clement Davies * Jo Grimond * Jeremy Thorpe * Jo Grimond * David Steel



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