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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman 1836-1908, British statesman. Entering Parliament (1868) as a Liberal, he served as secretary to the admiralty (1882-84), secretary of state for Ireland (1884), and secretary of state for war (1886, 1892-95). He was knighted in 1895. In 1899 he was elected leader of the Liberal party (succeeding Sir William Harcourt) and led opposition to British policy in the South African War (1899-1902). When the Conservative government resigned in 1905, Campbell-Bannerman became prime minister. Before ill health caused his retirement in 1908 he had furthered many Liberal measures, including that of self-government for the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.

Bibliography: See biography by J. Wilson (1974).

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Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (1836–1908) British Liberal statesman, Prime Minister (1905–08). He was first elected to Parliament as MP for the Stirling burghs in 1868 and became leader of his party in 1899. His premiership, which ended with his resignation only a few days before his death, saw the grant of self-government to the defeated Boer republics of Transvaal (1906) and the Orange River Colony (1907), the passing of the important Trade Disputes Act (1906), which exempted trade unions from certain liabilities in connection with strikes, and the entente with Russia (1907).

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