Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, GCBwas a British Liberal Party politician who served as 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...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 September 1836
Henry Campbell-Bannerman quotes about
common-sense common
Liberal politics meant the politics of common-sense.
government effort world
We have to admit that, notwithstanding all the efforts in which governments and peoples have participated, no corresponding change has been wrought in the aspect of the world's armaments.
halloween racing scare
Scare answers to scare, and force begets force, until at length it comes to be seen that we are racing one against another after a phantom security which continually vanishes as we approach.