Henry Campbell-Bannerman Quotes


In addressing you I feel that I am not so much speaking to the representatives of diverse States of Europe and America as to the exponents of principles and hopes that are common to us all, and without which our life on earth would be a life without horizon or prospect.


Citations

Campbell-Bannerman, Henry. "Address of the British Prime Minister at the Interparliamentary Conference, London, July 23, 1906." The Advocate of Peace, vol. 68, no. 8, American Peace Society, Aug. 1906, pp. 169-170.

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
  • Born: September 7, 1836
  • Died: April 22, 1908
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Merchant

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB PC was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as 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 "Prime Minister", the term only coming into official usage five days after he took office. He also remains the only person to date to hold the positions of Prime Minister and Father of the House at the same time.