The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-30
FORMER PREMIER
OF britain dies
SIR HENRY cAMP5ELL.BANNER r.
MAN PASSES AWAY IN
LONDON.
Long Career 10 Ended-Hs Began
Holding Public Office in 1871 and
6attled Successfully for Power
and Principle.

London, Apr. 23.-Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannermsn, former British pre-
mier died Wednesday at his official
residence, 10 Downing street. The
end was peaceful.
The death Of Sir Henry after a lin
gering Illness of more than two
months did not come as surprise.
Although the doctors bulletins had
not declared his condition critical. that
public had been expecting the an.
nouncemsnt of his death at any hour
during the past fortnight.
News Told by Bulletin.
The news came in the form OF the
following bulletin
"Sir Henry Campbell.Bannerman
passed peacefully. The cause of his
death was heart failure.
"R. M. BURNETT"
In the death chamber when the ex.
premier breathed his last were his
niece, Mrs. Campbell, who had acted
as Sir Henry's host since the death
OF Lady Campbell Bannerman, a little
more than a year ago; DR.. Burnet. who
was Campbell -Bannerman's personal
physician, and WHO has been in con.
stant attendance during his long i'll
ness, and Sir Henry's butler.
The funeral arrangements we're com.
pleted Wednesday evening. There
will be a funeral service in Westmin.
ster abbey at noon on April 81, at.
tended by representatives Of King Ed.
ward and Queen Alexandra. dipio-
natists and members of parliament,
etc, and the final interment will oc-
cur at Meigle, PeTthshire, beside the
body Of Sir Henry,s wife, on the fol.
lowing day.
campbell.5annernan's Career.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman was.
born September T. 1886. He was the
youngest son of the late Sir James
Campbell Of Stracathro. Forfarshire
some time lord provost of Glasgow
lie assumed the additional name un.
der the will Of his maternal uncle, the
late Henry Bannerman OF Hunton
Court Kent, who bequeathed to him
a large estate. He attended Glasgow
University and Trinity college, Can.
bridge. IL 1860 he married Charlotte.
laughter of Maj. Gen. Sir Charles
Bruce. She died in 1906. and from
that time Sir Henry's decline in health
may be dated.
For nearly 40 years he sat for the
same seattle Stirling burghs-anG
lis record of Office goes back to 1877
when he was financial secretary to the
var office, which post he held sec
md time from 1880 to 1882.
Scotch Sandbae," Said Irish.
During the next two years he was
secretary to the admiralty and in 1873
he succeeded Sir George Trevelyan as
Irish secretary, filling that office ably
and unobtrusively until the fall o
he Gladstone ministry in 1885, f.
spite of the fact that the Irishmen de-
5cribed him as "the Scotch sandbag
In the short government OF 1856 he
was secretary OF war and to thai
post he returned under the last lib
eral government He was chosen lead
ar Of the liberal opposition in success
sion to Sir William Harcourt In Feb
ruary, 1899. The Boer war prove
a stumbling block to the administra
lion, but, Notwithstanding the differ
ences between the liberal imperialists
and other liberals over this question,
q unanimous vote of confidence in his |
leadership was carried at meeting OF
the liberal party at the Reform club
IN July, 1901.
Sir Henry became premier in 1905
and the election of that year gave him |
the largest majority ever given a Brit |
sh r~smier.