Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman ( born September 7, 1836 in Glasgow, † April 22, 1908 in London) was a British Liberal politician and prime minister of 5 December 1905 to April 3, 1908.

Campbell - Bannerman was born in 1836 when Henry Campbell in Glasgow ( Scotland). His father was Sir James Campbell, Lord Provost (about: mayor) of Glasgow, his mother was Janet Bannerman. He attended Glasgow High School, then the University of Glasgow and then Trinity College, Cambridge.

In 1868 he was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament to the House. In 1884 he joined Mr. Gladstone's second Cabinet in as Minister of Ireland. In Gladstone's third (1886 ) and fourth ( 1892-1894 ) cabinet and also in Rosebery's government ( 1894-1895 ) he served as Minister of War. His greatest achievement during this time was that he was able to move the Duke of Cambridge, a cousin of Queen Victoria and commander of the troops, to withdraw. This paved the way for much-needed reforms of the army was free and Campbell - Bannerman was knighted.

In 1898, Sir Henry successor of Sir William Vernon Harcourt as leader of the Liberals in the House of Commons. Campbell - Bannerman had the difficult task to hold the fractious party. Following the resignation of the Conservative government Balfour in December 1905 Campbell - Bannerman was asked to form a new government. An attempt by the leading men of the right wing of his party, him, Cambell - Bannerman, in the wake of the so-called Relugas Compact to the Upper House " deport " failed, instead took Campbell - Bannerman an extremely strong position as leader of the lower house, which in a landslide election victory initiated by him in the January 1906 election - which rendered the Liberals numerous additional mandates - has been further strengthened.

The activity Campbell - Bannerman's as prime minister did partly as difficult is because the Conservative Lords House of Lords blocked most reform plans of the Liberals. But at least he reached in 1907 along with his Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, an alliance with Russia. That same year, Campbell - Bannerman became the Father of the House ( MP with the longest continuous term of office ). He was still the only prime minister, who has held this role.

Soon afterwards, his health deteriorated. He therefore resigned on 3 April 1908 by his office, and died on April 22, 1908 in Downing Street. 10 His successor as Prime Minister was to be Chancellor of the Exchequer, Herbert Henry Asquith.