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3 days ago · In the general election of 1906, the Liberals, led by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, a cautious Scot who had stayed clear of the extreme factions during the South African War, won 377 seats, giving them an enormous majority of 84 over all other parties combined.
Sep 16, 2024 · Several of these contributions came from the Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who clearly criticized the substance of the government's proposal, rather than simply the process by which it was introduced (cf. Redlich, 1908, 199) or the administration's wider record. On 10 April 1902, he spoke against the idea of ministers ...
2 days ago · Under prime ministers Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905–1908) and H. H. Asquith (1908–1916), the Liberal Party passed reforms that created a basic welfare state. [4] Although Asquith was the party leader, its dominant figure was David Lloyd George.
Sep 18, 2024 · "Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry" published on by Oxford University Press. British statesman and Liberal prime minister (1905–08), responsible for reuniting the party after it was split by the Boer War....
Sep 26, 2024 · The new prime minister, the Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman, immediately dissolved Parliament. Despite strong campaigning and a visit by Arthur Balfour, Law lost his seat in the ensuing general election. [38]
Sep 7, 2024 · Political Landscape: The Edwardian Era saw the rise of the Liberal Party under Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman and later H.H. Asquith. The government implemented various reforms, including the introduction of old-age pensions, the establishment of labor exchanges, and the regulation of working hours for women and children.
6 days ago · The Liberal leader at the 1906 general election, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, was graciously solicitous: 'The dissolution of Parliament imposes upon you the duty of returning a representative to the new House of Commons, and I respectfully place my services at your disposal', he said to his constituents.
