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Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, FRSE (11 December 1764 – 7 December 1851) was a Scottish merchant, slave owner, and Tory politician best known for being the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
1764. Year of death. 1851. Short Description. "Sir John Gladstone of Fasque, 1st Baronet, FRSE LLD (11 December 1764 – 7 December 1851) was a Scottish merchant, slave owner, Member of Parliament, and the father of the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
Gladstone: Pretitle: Sir: Forenames: John: Gender: Male: Date: 1764-1851: Biography: ODNB link for Gladstone, Sir John (1764-1851), 1st Baronet merchant and politician: Name authority...
Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, FRSE (11 December 1764 – 7 December 1851) was a Scottish merchant, slave owner, and Tory politician best known for being the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
1764-1851. Biography. Baronet; MP, Scottish merchant, slave owner, MP and father of the William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister. Owned large sugar plantations in Jamaica and Demerara, and after the Abolition of Slavery in 1833 received the largest payment made by the Slave Compensation Committee. 2 related objects.
Of notable interest amongst the correspondence of William Ewart Gladstone are the 1099 letters written to his father, Sir John Gladstone, 1 st Baronet, between 1821 and 1851, the 1534 letters to his wife, Catherine Gladstone, née Glynne, between 1839 and 1894, and the 101 boxes of letters from the general public to William Ewart Gladstone.
Of this marriage, Sir John Gladstone, the first baronet, of Fasque, was the eldest son. Born at Leith on the 11 th of Dec. 1764, he commenced business there at an early age, but soon removed to Liverpool, where he amassed considerable riches by his enterprise, industry, and skill, and was munificent in their disposal
