When was William Ewart Gladstone born?

William Ewart Gladstone was born on 1809-12-29.

What events was William Ewart Gladstone involved in?

school in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK

What events was William Ewart Gladstone involved in?

school in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK

What events was William Ewart Gladstone involved in?

British political party (1678–1834), precursor of the modern Conservative Party

What events was William Ewart Gladstone involved in?

William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

William Ewart Gladstone

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Born — Life — 1809-12-29
William Ewart Gladstone was born on 1809-12-29.
Studied at Eton College — Education — 1821-01-01
school in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK
Studied at Eton College — Education — 1827-01-01
school in Windsor and Maidenhead, UK
Joined Tories — Politics — 1828-01-01
British political party (1678–1834), precursor of the modern Conservative Party
Began serving as member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1832-12-10
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Joined Tories — Politics — 1834-01-01
British political party (1678–1834), precursor of the modern Conservative Party
Joined Conservative Party — Politics — 1834-01-01
centre-right to right-wing political party in the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1834-12-29
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1835-01-06
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1837-07-17
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1837-07-24
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Married Catherine Gladstone — Family — 1839-07-25
wife of British Prime Minister
Began serving as Master of the Mint — Career — 1841-01-01
Head of the Mint in Commonwealth countries
Stopped serving as member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1841-06-23
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1841-06-29
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as President of the Board of Trade — Career — 1843-05-15
head of the Board of Trade, a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Master of the Mint — Career — 1845-01-01
Head of the Mint in Commonwealth countries
Stopped serving as President of the Board of Trade — Career — 1845-02-05
head of the Board of Trade, a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1845-12-23
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Joined Conservative Party — Politics — 1846-01-01
centre-right to right-wing political party in the United Kingdom
Began serving as member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1847-07-29
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1852-07-01
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1852-07-07
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1852-12-28
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1855-02-28
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1857-03-21
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1857-03-27
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Received Knight of the Legion of Honour — Recognition — 1859
first rank of the French Legion of Honour
Joined Liberal Party — Politics — 1859-01-01
major political party in the United Kingdom from 1859 to 1988
Began serving as Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands — Career — 1859-01-25
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands.
Stopped serving as Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands — Career — 1859-02-17
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands.
Stopped serving as member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1859-04-23
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1859-04-28
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1859-06-18
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Joined Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople — Career — 1862-01-01
learned society in Constantinople, established in 1861
Stopped serving as member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1865-07-06
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1865-07-11
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1865-10-01
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1866-06-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1866-06-26
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1866-06-26
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as president of the Royal Statistical Society — Career — 1867-01-01
biennially-elected head of the Royal Statistical Society
Stopped serving as member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1868-11-11
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1868-11-17
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1868-12-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1868-12-03
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1868-12-03
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as president of the Royal Statistical Society — Career — 1869-01-01
biennially-elected head of the Royal Statistical Society
Began serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1873-08-11
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1874-01-26
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1874-01-31
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1874-02-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1874-02-17
head of government of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1874-02-17
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1874-02-17
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1875-02-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joined Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei — Career — 1876-03-19
academy of sciences
Stopped serving as member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1880-03-24
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1880-03-31
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1880-04-23
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1880-04-23
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1880-04-28
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Stopped serving as member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1880-05-03
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Joined Serbian Learned Society — Career — 1880-10-19
former learned society (1864–1892)
Received Fellow of the Royal Society — Recognition — 1881
elected Fellow of the Royal Society in London, including Honorary, Foreign and Royal Fellows
Stopped serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer — Career — 1882-12-16
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1885-06-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1885-06-09
head of government of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1885-06-09
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1885-11-18
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1885-11-24
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1886-02-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1886-02-01
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-02-01
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Lord Privy Seal — Career — 1886-02-17
sinecure office of state in the UK
Stopped serving as member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-06-26
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-07-01
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1886-07-02
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-07-02
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-07-20
head of government of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Lord Privy Seal — Career — 1886-07-20
sinecure office of state in the UK
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1886-07-20
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1886-08-09
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1892-06-28
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1892-07-04
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1892-08-11
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1892-08-15
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1892-08-15
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Lord Privy Seal — Career — 1892-08-20
sinecure office of state in the UK
Joined Serbian Learned Society — Career — 1892-11-15
former learned society (1864–1892)
Joined Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts — Career — 1892-11-15
most prominent academic institution in Serbia
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1894-03-02
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1894-03-02
head of government of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Lord Privy Seal — Career — 1894-03-10
sinecure office of state in the UK
Stopped serving as member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1895-07-08
William Ewart Gladstone had a position held connection with member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Died — Life — 1898-05-19
William Ewart Gladstone died on 1898-05-19.