| Authorised form of name | Gladstone; William Ewart (1809 - 1898); Prime Minister and author |
| Dates | 1809 - 1898 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Date of birth | 29 December 1809 |
| Place of death | Hawarden, Flintshire |
| Date of death | 19 May 1898 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
'Statesmen's Corner', Westminster Abbey, London |
| Occupation | Statesman |
| Activity | Education:
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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/01/1881 |
| Relationships | Son 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 |
| Sources | Sources:
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 File | http://viaf.org/viaf/71411983 |
| Royal Society code | NA5935 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/14/73 | Copy of Board of Treasury Minute 16616 of 28 November 1864 | 1864 |
| MM/19/39 | Letter from Edward Sabine, President, Royal Society, to William Sharpey, Secretary, Royal Society | 12 December [1864] |
| NLB/15/149 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 7 July 1897 |
| NLB/16/717 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, St Stephen's House, Victoria Embankment | 24 May 1898 |
| MS/427/48 | Copy letter from [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society; to the Rt. Hon. [William Ewart] Gladstone, Combe Bank, Sevenoaks | 15 July 1880 |
| EC/1881/01 | Gladstone, William Ewart: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/16/728 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, St Stephen's House, Victoria Embankment | 26 May 1898 |
| IM/001667 | Gladstone, William Ewart | nd |
| MC/6/116 | Letter from Geo A [George Alexander] Hamilton, Treasury Chambers, to [Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie], President of the Royal Society | 11 December 1860 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| IM/Maull/001666 | Gladstone, William Ewart | nd |
| MC/12/142 | Letter from [William Ewart] Gladstone, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, to the Royal Society | 19 January 1881 |
| MC/12/245 | Letter from J A Godley, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 25 April 1882 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| HSF/1/2/28 | Letter from William Gladstone, 11 Downing Street, to Mrs [Caroline Amelia Mary] Gordon [née Herschel] | 24 February 1862 |