William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

† 1898-05-19 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 80 language Wikipedias

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Life

William Ewart Gladstone was born on December 29, 1809 in Liverpool and died on May 19, 1898 in Hawarden Castle, aged 88. Recorded occupations: politician, diplomat, statistician, writer and head of government. Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and United Kingdom. Positions held include Leader of the Opposition, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, President of the Board of Trade, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Fields of work: politics. Educated at Christ Church and Eton College. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight of the Legion of Honour. Member of Royal Society of London, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

At a glance

Born: December 29, 1809 · Liverpool
Died: May 19, 1898 · Hawarden Castle
Age at death: 88
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Occupations: politician, diplomat, statistician, writer, head of government
Positions held: Leader of the Opposition, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, President of the Board of Trade, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Education: Christ Church, Eton College
Honours: Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions: 80 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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