'Mr Gladstone delivering his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University', 1859-1865. Artist: Unknown

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'Mr Gladstone delivering his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University', 1859-1865. 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.

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