History and chronology of Henry Campbell-Bannerman in Great Britain

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Anglo Boer War, 2nd
Boer War
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman History of Great Britain


1836	Birth
7th Sep Glasgow Birth of Henry Campbell-Bannerman, son of the Lord Provost of Glasgow
1868	Election
Stirling Burghs Elected Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs
1884	Chief Secretary
London Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland
1886	Independence
London The Liberal Party splits over Irish Home Rule, Campbell-Bannerman supports Gladstone
1886	Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War, 1st term
1892	Minister of War
Appointed War Minister, 2nd term
1895	Minister of War
Appointed War Minister, 3rd term
1899	Party Leader
19th June London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
19th June London Regarded as a temporary leader until the return of Lord Rosebery
1900	Concentration Camps
The Liberal Party oppose Kitchener's concentration camps as "barbarism"
1905	Election
Dec Avoids a split in the party by offering Asquith the Chancellorship
16th Dec Announces a general election
16th Dec Polling will commence from 12 January & finish 8 February
1905	Independence
London Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-government in the Trans vaal & Free State
Orange Free Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-government in the Trans vaal & Free State
Transvaal Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-government in the Trans vaal & Free State
Transvaal The Traansval is awarded self-government
1905	Prime Minister
5th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
9th Dec Offers to make Churchill Financial Secretary under Asquith, Churchill refuses
1905	Reform
5th Dec London Liberals want Campbell-Bannerman to serve as nominal PM from the Lords but he refuses
1906	Election
The Liberal Party win 49.4% of the vote & 399 MP's
12th Jan First day of polling during the general election
8th April Final day of polling of the general election
1907	Constitution
Proposes the Lords have a "suspesory veto" of 3 yrs, this becomes Liberal Party policy
1907	Independence
Orange Riv Col The Orange River Colony is awarded self-government
1907	Reform
London Proposes the Lords have a "suspesory veto" of 3 yrs, this becomes Liberal Party policy
1908	Death
28th April London Dies after having been dogged by ill health
1908	Resignation
4th Mar London Resigns as Prime Minister of Britain