Record

Authorised form of nameGladstone; William Ewart (1809 - 1898); Prime Minister and author
Dates1809 - 1898
NationalityBritish
Place of birth62 Rodney Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date of birth29 December 1809
Place of deathHawarden, Flintshire
Date of death19 May 1898
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
'Statesmen's Corner', Westminster Abbey, London
OccupationStatesman
ActivityEducation:
Eton; Christ Church, Oxford. BA (1831, Double First)
Career:
Secretary of State for the Colonies (1845); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1852, 1859, 1880-1882); MP for Newark (1832-1845); MP for the University of Oxford (1847-1865); MP for South Lancashire (1865-1868); MP for Greenwich (1868-1880); Prime Minister (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894); MP for Midlothian (1880-1895); given a public funeral
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election13/01/1881
RelationshipsSon of Sir John Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour and his 2nd wife Anne, daughter of Andrew Robertson of Rosshire; married (25 July 1839, at Hawarden) Catherine, daughter of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 06 February 1869, 05 November 1887, 26 May 1898
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
Notes:
Certificate printed: Certificate of a candidate of the privileged class for Election
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/71411983
CodeNA5935
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MM/14/73Copy of Board of Treasury Minute 16616 of 28 November 18641864
MM/19/39Letter from Edward Sabine, President, Royal Society, to William Sharpey, Secretary, Royal Society12 December [1864]
NLB/15/149Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons7 July 1897
NLB/16/717Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, St Stephen's House, Victoria Embankment24 May 1898
MS/427/48Copy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to the Rt. Hon. [William Ewart] Gladstone, Combe Bank, Sevenoaks15 July 1880
EC/1881/01Gladstone, William Ewart: certificate of election to the Royal Society
NLB/16/728Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, St Stephen's House, Victoria Embankment26 May 1898
IM/001667Gladstone, William Ewartnd
MC/6/116Letter from Geo A [George Alexander] Hamilton, Treasury Chambers, to [Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie], President of the Royal Society11 December 1860
MC/6Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1859-1863
IM/Maull/001666Gladstone, William Ewartnd
MC/12/142Letter from [William Ewart] Gladstone, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, to the Royal Society19 January 1881
MC/12/245Letter from J A Godley, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]25 April 1882
MC/12Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1880-1883
HSF/1/2/28Letter from William Gladstone, 11 Downing Street, to Mrs [Caroline Amelia Mary] Gordon [née Herschel]24 February 1862
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView