The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN DEAD.
ReuFod British Premier BueOumbs -
Heart DieeaSe-HiS Career.
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Special CaSIs DtspaSA 10 TIE BuN.
LONDON. April 21-Sir Henry Campbell
BannsrmAn died peacefully at els O'Clock
this morning.
II 10 of1dSlly announced that the cause
Of death VA heart disease. The DSws
was Immediately teIegrsphed 10 the King
and Queen. who are At Copenhagen.
Sir Henry was unconscious throughout
the night. The end came rather suddenly.
although those who we're gathered about
the bedside yesterday saw that the patient
was slowly sinking.
IL Is understood that the funeral will be
at Nieigle. Perthshire. near which village
is Belmont Castle, the former Premier's
Scottish seat. The body will be laid beside
that Of Lady Campbell Bannerman. who
died In l9O8 and whose prolonged illness
was q great strain upon Sir Henry. He
never recovered from the blow Of her
death. II marked the beginning Of tho
breakdown Of his health.
An official funeral service will be held at
Westminster Abbey on April a. The burial
will take place at Meigle on April %.
Nnbu hluk LuWuNht WIN 10 ~ NblNhN
hagen. learned Of the death Of the eI-
Premier. he said: He was a faithful
servant Of his country. am truly sorry he
has gone"
Among the countless condolences received
was one from John Redmond, who tele-
graphed on behalf OF the Irish party, say
ing: we all feel that Ireland has losl u
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Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, almost
always identified by the nickname Of
C-B, was the younger son Of Sir James
Campbell. who made 80 much money in
trade that he became Provost Of Glasgow
and because he was Provost Of Glasgow
was knighted. C-B was born on Septem-
Der I, 1885, in Forfarshire, Scotland. He
was educated at Glasgow University and
al Trinity College, Cambridge. His father
left him a lot Of money, and he was eI-
tremely wealthy when he entered the
House Of Commons 81 member for Stirling
in 1895. He represented that Liberal dis
trict from then on without a break. When
he had been in the House Of Commons for
four years a maternal uncle, Henry Ban
herman, died and left him more money.
, Beca use OF the will OF that relative he
added the name Of Bannerman TO his own.
His first appointment was in 1871 as
Financial Secretary TO the War ONCE.
He was reappointed to that place in 1880,
He laft IL TO become Secretary TO the Ad-
miralty two years later. In 1884 he was
named as Chief Secretary for ireland. a
difficult post, which he filled passively
Two wears later he became Secretary OF
State for War, but held that place for a
few months only.
In 1892 he was appointed again to the
war portfolio. II was because Of criticism
| OF his administration for supplying cordite
/ for small arms ammunition that Lord
Rosebery's Government was beaten in
1895 on a SNAP" division. That same year
he was created a Knight Grand Cross
of the Order Of the Bath and so became
Sir"
After Sir William Harcourt retired C-B
became in 1899 the Liberal leader In the
House Of Commons. In 1905 he became
Prime Minister and First Lord Of the
Treasury.
CD was noted for his devotion to his
wife He said often that at her request he
would retire from politics. She was Char
lotte, daughter Of the late Gen. Sir Charles
Bruce. and he married her in 1890. She died
in 1908 in Marienbad. They had no children.
The Premier's chief personal quality
was his imperturbability. He loathed
I militarism and wus a friend Of the French
alliance, as he thought fitting for Scotch
man. He also had feelings OF friendship
for America. A nephew Of his. Adair Camp
bell, married Blanche H~avemeyer.