Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (1836-1908), served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from December 1905 to April 1908. His conciliatory attitude toward the Boers during and after the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 helped prepare for the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
Henry Campbell-Bannerman was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 7, 1836. He was the youngest of six children born to Sir James Campbell and Janet Bannerman. Young Henry was educated at Glasgow High School, Glasgow University, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Sarah Charlotte Bruce in 1860. They had no children.
A Liberal, Campbell-Bannerman entered Parliament in 1868 as representative for Stirling Burghs in the House of Commons. After serving 40 years in the British government, Campbell-Bannerman was forced to resign his premiership on April 4, 1908, due to ill health. He died on April 22 at the official home of the United Kingdom’s prime minister at 10 Downing Street, in Westminster, London.
See also Anglo-Boer Wars .
