The 1907 Imperial Conference was convened in London on 15 April 1907 and concluded on 14 May 1907. During the sessions a resolution was passed renaming this and future meetings Imperial Conferences. The chairman of the conference was British prime minister Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
The conference decided to cease referring to self-governing British colonies as
colonies and conferred upon them
dominion status.
Canada and
Australia
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were referred to as dominions in the conference's statements while
Newfoundland Colony and the
Colony of New Zealand were granted dominion status by
royal proclamation on 26 September.
Natal and
Cape Colony would unite with the two
Boer colonies of
Orange River Colony and
Transvaal Colony, which had been given self-government in 1907, to form the
Union of South Africa as a dominion in 1910.
The possibilities of
Irish Home Rule
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and self-governance for
India were also discussed.
Imperial preference was raised but rejected by the British prime minister due to British support for
free trade.
Participants
The conference was hosted by
King-Emperor Edward VII, with his prime ministers and members of their respective cabinets:
See also
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Imperial Conference
References
External links
Minutes of Proceedings of the Colonial Conference, 1907.
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