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William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (/ ˈ ɡ l æ d s t ən / GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party.
In Ireland the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) achieved electoral success in the 1880s, and was supported by the British prime minister William Gladstone who introduced the unsuccessful Government of Ireland Bill 1886. Gladstone's party then divided over home rule, and the IPP also divided for a decade over Parnell's marriage to Mrs. O'Shea.
Gladstonian liberalism is a political doctrine named after the British Victorian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone.Gladstonian liberalism consisted of limited government expenditure and low taxation whilst making sure government had balanced budgets and the classical liberal stress on self-help and freedom of choice.
Gladstone, impressed by Parnell, had become personally committed to granting Irish home rule in 1885. With a three-hour Irish Home Rule speech Gladstone beseeched parliament to pass the Government of Ireland Bill 1886, and grant home rule to Ireland in honour rather than being compelled to do so one day in humiliation. The bill was defeated in ...
William Ewart Gladstone was the Liberal prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on four separate occasions between 1868 and 1894. He was noted for his moralistic leadership and his emphasis on world peace, economical budgets, political reform and efforts to resolve the Irish question.
First party Second party Third party Leader William Gladstone: Marquess of Salisbury: Charles Stewart Parnell: Party Liberal: Conservative: Irish Parliamentary: Leader since April 1880 April 1881 17 October 1882 Leader's seat Midlothian: House of Lords: Cork City: Last election 352 seats, 52.5% 237 seats, 35.4% 63 seats, 9.4% Seats won 319 [a ...
The Republican Party’s 2024 platform makes little mention of gun rights or the Second Amendment beyond saying that the party would protect “THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.” Despite that ...
The 1874 United Kingdom general election was held between 31 January to 17 February 1874. The Conservatives under the leadership of Benjamin Disraeli won a decisive victory against the incumbent governing Liberals under William Ewart Gladstone, even though the Liberals achieved more votes than the Conservatives, largely caused by the number of uncontested Conservative-held seats.