William E. Gladstone (1809-1898) was a British liberal politician. In early 1886, he proposed his First Irish Home Rule Bill. This bill was the first major try to pass a self-governing rule for Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Bill failed. In 1893, Gladstone introduced his Second Home Rule Bill, Another name for these bills were: Government of Ireland Bill of 1886, Government of Ireland Bill of 1893. The second passed in the House of Commons, but was vetoed in the House of Lords.

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