Autographs of William Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (/ˈɡlædstən/ GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 12 years, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also was Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, for over 12 years. Apart from 1845 to 1847, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1832 to 1895 and represented a total of five constituencies.
Gladstone was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a grouping that became the Conservative Party under Robert Peel in 1834. Gladstone served as a minister in both of Peel's governments, and in 1846 joined the breakaway Peelite faction, which eventually merged into the new Liberal Party in 1859. He was chancellor under Lord Aberdeen (1852–1855), Lord Palmerston (1859–1865) and Lord Russell (1865–1866). Gladstone's own political doctrine – which emphasised equality of opportunity and opposition to trade protectionism – came to be known as Gladstonian liberalism. His popularity amongst the working-class earned him the sobriquet "The People's William".
In 1868, Gladstone became prime minister for the first time. Many reforms were passed during his first ministry, including the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting. After electoral defeat in 1874, Gladstone resigned as leader of the Liberal Party. From 1876 he began a comeback based on opposition to the Ottoman Empire's reaction to the Bulgarian April Uprising. His Midlothian Campaign of 1879–1880 was an early example of many modern political campaigning techniques. After the 1880 general election, Gladstone formed his second ministry (1880–1885), which saw the passage of the Third Reform Act as well as crises in Egypt (culminating in the Fall of Khartoum) and Ireland, where his government passed repressive measures but also improved the legal rights of Irish tenant farmers.
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Traded items with a signature of William Gladstone
The most expensive item with a signature of William Gladstone (WILLIAM GLADSTONE ... Signed PRIME MINISTER Letter .. Politics Autograph 1884) was sold in April 2014 for £175.00 while the cheapest item (Signature of Mary Gladstone Daughter of William Gladstone PM) found a new owner for £2.00 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2018 with an average selling price of £40.00 for an autographed item of William Gladstone. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2014 with £170.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.50 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from William Gladstone is worth £40.00.
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Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | J Chamberlain & William Gladstone Victorian PM Autographed Signed Album Page | £39.99 | ![]() |
![]() | J Chamberlain & William Gladstone Victorian PM Autographed Signed Album Page | £39.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter | £33.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter | £33.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter | £81.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter | £81.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter To The Attorney General | £58.77 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Letter To The Attorney General | £58.77 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Note On A Cabinet Meeting, 1893 | £36.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Note To His Private Secretary | £20.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Prime Minister William Gladstone Signed Note To His Private Secretary | £20.00 | ![]() |
![]() | William Gladstone Hand Written & Signed Personal Letter 1887 | £13.50 | ![]() |
![]() | William Gladstone Hand Written & Signed Personal Letter 1887 | £13.50 | ![]() |
![]() | William Gladstone, Prime Minister, Signed Letter to 2nd Earl Granville 1869 | £30.00 | ![]() |
![]() | William Gladstone, Prime Minister, Signed Letter to 2nd Earl Granville 1869 | £30.00 | ![]() |