Mr Gladstone reading the lessons in Hawarden Church Finish:none Interior view of the Bank

Interior view of the Bank of England

cart and man in foreground writing at desk

the Albert Memorial and the Tower of London

Rio de Janeiro

Mr Gladstone reading the lessons in Hawarden Church Finish:none Interior view of the Bank'Mr Gladstone reading the lessons in Hawarden Church', late 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809 1898), British Liberal Prime Minister, was born in Liverpool and educated at Oxford from where in 1832 he embarked on his political career. He became Prime Minister in 1868, and then a further two times in 1880 and 1886. Whilst in power Gladstone brought in major reforms to Ireland and established a system of national education in England. He