William Ewart Gladstone was a famous British politician who served as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom four times
William Ewart Gladstone
@Oxford University, Career and Family
Dec 29, 1809
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: December 29, 1809
- Died on: May 19, 1898
- Nationality: British
- Famous: Eton College, Oxford University, Leaders, Political Leaders
- Spouses: Catherine Gladstone
- Siblings: John
- Childrens: Agnes Gladstone, Catherine Jessy Gladstone, Helen Gladstone, Henry Neville Gladstone, Herbert John Gladstone, Mary Gladstone, Rev. Stephen Edward Gladstone, William Henry Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone born at
Liverpool
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He married Catherine Glynne on 25th July 1839 and had eight children with her. The couple was married for 59 years, till Gladstone’s death.
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Personal Life
He was diagnosed with mouth cancer, which eventually made him weak. He died at the age of 88, owing old age and heart failure.
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Gladstone, Queensland, a town in Australia, is named after him and so is Gladstone, a town in Canada.
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William was born to Sir John Gladstone and Anne MacKenzie Robertson. He started his elementary education at a rectory at the St. Thomas's Church at Seaforth in 1816.
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Later, he attended the Eton College and went to the Christ Church, Oxford from where he matriculated in 1828.
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In December 1831, he received his double first class degree in mathematics and classics. Thereafter, he embarked on a tour to Belgium, France, Germany and Italy.
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Following his return, he was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Newark in 1832.
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Career
In December 1834, he was made the Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peel's office and later became the Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
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He was appointed the vice-president of the board of trade and in 1843 he moved up to the post of president.
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When Lord Palmerston, the Whig leader, assumed office as the Prime Minister in 1859, he made Gladstone the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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He left the Conservative Party to join the Liberals and participated in elections from South Lancashire in 1865 and became the leader of the House of Commons, as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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When Prime Minister John Russell retired and Gladstone became the Leader of the Liberals and eventually the Prime Minister, he brought about a number of significant reforms such as disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and implementation of the Forster Education Act in 1870 to provide free elementary education.
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In 1883, he passed ‘The Corrupt Practices Act’, which stated the amount of money politicians could spend while campaigning during the elections. This was a major step towards reducing corruption in British politics.
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In the Reform Act of 1884, he proposed to allow the working class males to vote just like the ones residing in townships. The proposal was materialized into a law which stated that adult male householders and �10 tenants (another six million men) were allowed to exercise franchise.
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