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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Example Sentences

There were also two changes of prime minister between the 1900 and 1906 general elections, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

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

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

Mr. Spender, who recently wrote a biography of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,**; is a Liberal journalist of great repute.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, clear-headed foreign Socialists are aware of the very limited usefulness of Peace Conferences, and they deride disarmament proposals, such as that submitted to the last Hague Conference by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis