William Ewart Gladstone

The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Earl of Rosebery
In office 1 February – 20 July 1886
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 23 April 1880 – 9 June 1885
Preceded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 3 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
Preceded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Succeeded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Leader of the Opposition
In office 20 July 1886 – 11 August 1892
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 9 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
Preceded by	The Earl of Beaconsfield
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
In office 17 February 1874 – 17 January 1875
Preceded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Succeeded by	Lord Hartington
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 28 April 1880 – 16 December 1882
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Stafford Northcote
Succeeded by	Hugh Childers
In office 11 August 1873 – 17 February 1874
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Robert Lowe
Succeeded by	Stafford Northcote
In office 18 June 1859 – 26 June 1866
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell
Preceded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Succeeded by	Benjamin Disraeli
In office 28 December 1852 – 28 February 1855
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Benjamin Disraeli
Succeeded by	George Cornewall Lewis
Personal details
Born	29 December 1809(1809-12-29) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	19 May 1898 (aged 88) Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales
Political party	Conservative, Peelite and Liberal
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Religion	Church of England (High church)
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William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a prime minister of the United Kingdom. He was also leader of the Liberal Party of the UK. His career lasted more than 60 years. He served as Liberal Prime Minister four times. This was more than any other person (1868-1874, 1880-1885, February-July 1886 and 1892-1894). Gladstone was 84 years old when he resigned for the last time. This made him Britain's oldest Prime Minister. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times (1853-1855, 1859-1866, 1873-1874, and 1880-1882).

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