Campbell-Bannerman

American  

[kam-buhl-ban-er-muhn, kam-uhl-] / ˈkæm bəlˈbæn ər mən, ˈkæm əl- /

noun

1. Sir Henry, 1836–1908, British statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1905–08.

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Campbell-Bannerman British  

/ ˈkæmbəlˈbænəmən /

noun

1. Sir Henry. 1836–1908, British statesman and leader of the Liberal Party (1899–1908); prime minister (1905–08), who granted self-government to the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony

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Campbell-Bannerman

Also after the 1900 election there were two changes of prime minister before the next election in 1906, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2022

If we were to rank all leaders since 1900, she would be placed 5th from bottom - above only Bonar Law, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Anthony Eden and Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2018

He could claim in 1991 to have known every 20th-century prime minister except Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who died when he was a toddler, and Bonar Law, “‘whom nobody knew’”.

From Economist ● Sep. 8, 2016

The fact that Campbell-Bannerman is so closely interwoven in the narration of that history merely goes to prove that he became increasingly a life-giving force within the circle of the Liberal Party.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1907 the government of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman placed greatly increased funds at the disposal of the Board of Education for the purpose of secondary education.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

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