Concluded that Campbell-Bannerman's death "was like the passing of true Liberalism
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also was 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 the "Prime Minister", the term only coming into…
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politics · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 · politician · diplomat · also Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Campbell-Bannerman
Born 7 September 1836 · Died 22 April 1908 · Q106618
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Now, Sir, even supposing—which many may doubt—that it is advisable to supplement at the University the religious training which is better received at home, and at an earlier period of life, I venture to submit that this so-called "religious education" has no substantial value.
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1935· 1 entry
1914· 1 entry
At the start of the Great War with Germany
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1908· 11 entries
Died 1908-04-22.
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“My appearance in such a proud posture is owing to the support I have received from my friends of the working classes. In the words of a paraphrase of Horace, the Scottish working man is"a stubborn chiel,As hot as ginger and as true as steel.”
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“Now, Sir, even supposing—which many may doubt—that it is advisable to supplement at the University the religious training which is better received at home, and at an earlier period of life, I venture to submit that this so-called "religious education" has no substantial value.”
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“As to war itself, a direct preparation for actual hostilities, I must only repeat here what I have said elsewhere, that from the beginning of this story to the end of it I can see nothing whatever which furnishes a case for armed intervention... [A] war in South Africa—a war with one of the independent States in South Africa—would be one of the direst calamities that could occur.”
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“The greatest of British interests is peace.”
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“I declare in the strongest terms that I am, above all things, a loyal son of the House of Commons, and that I place before all interests, even the interest of the great historic party to which I am proud to belong, the maintenance and the advancement of the name and fame and power of the great Assembly to which we all belong.”
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“I am well aware—no one is better aware—that I am poorly equipped for the duties of that position in comparison with some distinguished men who have gone before me; but there is one thing in which I will yield to none of them—namely, in my devotion to the Liberal party and my faithful adherence to Liberal principles.”
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“[W]e must give to the Irish people, in one form or another, the self-government they desire.”
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“I have said that in my opinion at the present time, as to the main fabric of our Army system, the truest courage and the best reforming wisdom lies in leaving well alone.”
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“It is not too much to say that the fact that the responsible Government of the Queen has proposed to Parliament the establishment of a statutory Parliament in Ireland, with full control of Irish affairs, is the gravest and most startling event in the political life of any man among us.”
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“He was entirely in favour of minimizing public-houses. He thought too many facilities for drinking existed in Scotland; but at the same time he thought they ought to be judged and dealt with by local authorities—at any rate, this House should not, without hesitation and inquiry, commit itself to an arbitrary rule of this kind.”
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1907· 4 entries
Brought about principally by the Foreign Secretary, Edward Grey
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By virtue of being the member of Parliament with the longest continuous service, Campbell-Bannerman became the Father of the House, the only serving British prime minister to do so
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Career landmark: Father of the House (1907–1908).
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Campbell-Bannerman's health took a turn for the worse
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1906· 4 entries
Received a deputation from representatives of 25 women's suffragist groups (representing 1,000 women) though he said that his cabinet would object to this change
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What he had always been: a Gladstonian Liberal who favoured retrenchment in public expenditure that was perhaps at odds with any ambitious scheme of social reform
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Campbell-Bannerman created a minor diplomatic incident with the Russian government when he responded to Tsar Nicholas II's dissolution of the Duma with a speech in which he declared, "The Duma is dead; long live the Duma
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Career landmark: member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1906–1908).
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1905· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1905–1908).
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Career landmark: Leader of the House of Commons (1905–1908).
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Career landmark: First Lord of the Treasury (1905–1908).
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1903· 2 entries
"we are keenly in sympathy with the representatives of Labour
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The Liberal Party's Chief Whip Herbert Gladstone negotiated a pact with Ramsay MacDonald of the Labour Representation Committee to withdraw Liberal candidates to help LRC candidates in certain seats, in return for LRC wi
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1900· 1 entry
Campbell-Bannerman went on to lead the Liberal Party to a landslide victory over the Conservative Party at the 1906 general election – the last election in which the Liberals gained an overall majority in the House of Co
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1899· 1 entry
Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (1899–1905).
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1895· 2 entries
Campbell unwittingly caused the fall of Rosebery's ministry, when the Earl's government lost a vote over C
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Career landmark: member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1895–1900).
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1892· 2 entries
Career landmark: Secretary of State for War (1892–1895).
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Career landmark: member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1892–1895).
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1886· 2 entries
And 1892 to 1894 respectively, as well as the Earl of Rosebery's government from 1894 to 1895, Campbell-Bannerman served as the Secretary of State for War
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Career landmark: member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1886–1892).
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1885· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1885–1886).
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1884· 4 entries
An important role with ongoing Home Rule debates
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Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (1884).
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Career landmark: Member of the Privy Council of Ireland (1884).
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Career landmark: Chief Secretary for Ireland (1884–1885).
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1880· 2 entries
Career landmark: Financial Secretary to the War Office (1880–1882).
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Career landmark: member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1880–1885).
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1876· 1 entry
Inherited their father's 4000-acre Stracathro estate
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1874· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom (1874–1880).
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1871· 3 entries
Henry Campbell became Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the addition of the surname Bannerman being a requirement of the will of his uncle, Henry Bannerman, from whom in that year he had inherited the estate of Hunton Lodge (now
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For several years an aunt occupied the big house at Hunton which Campbell-Bannerman had inherited in 1871.
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Career landmark: Financial Secretary to the War Office (1871–1874).
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1868· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1868–1874).
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1860· 1 entry
Campbell-Bannerman married Sarah Charlotte Bruce, and he and his new bride set up house at 6 Clairmont Gardens in the Park district of the West End of Glasgow
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1843· 1 entry
“The United Presbyterian Church was a purely voluntary association; and with regard to the Free Church, there was some doubt as to what was the real cause of the Disruption of 1843. In his opinion, the Free Church went out on the higher ground of spiritual independence, and that patronage was only the overt occasion of the Disruption.”
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1836· 1 entry
Born 1836-09-07.
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1831· 1 entry
James Campbell was elected as a member of Glasgow Town Council and in the 1837 and 1841 general elections he stood as a Conservative candidate for the Glasgow constituency
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1817· 1 entry
Going into partnership with his brother, William Campbell, to found J
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