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William Ewart Gladstone ... In 1886 Gladstone's party allied with Irish Nationalists to defeat Lord Salisbury's government. Gladstone ... Sir John Gladstone, ...
The Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli had been defeated at the 1868 general election, so in December 1868 the victorious William Gladstone formed his first government. He introduced reforms in the British Army (including the abolition of the purchase system ), the legal system (establishing the Supreme Court of Judicature ) and ...
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.
William Gladstone [a] 15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894 The Earl of Rosebery [b] 5 March 1894 – 21 June 1895 Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir William Vernon Harcourt [c] 18 August 1892 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury: Edward Marjoribanks [d] 18 August 1892 T. E. Ellis: 10 March 1894 Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Sir John ...
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.
After campaigning against the foreign policy of the Beaconsfield ministry, William Gladstone led the Liberal Party to victory in the 1880 general election.The nominal leader of the Party, Lord Hartington, resigned in Gladstone's favour and Gladstone was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a second time by Queen Victoria.
Gladstone speaking during a Commons debate on Irish Home Rule on 8 April 1886. The Liberal Party under the leadership of William Gladstone came to power in the United Kingdom in February 1886 after they, with the support of the Irish Nationalists, defeated the Conservative government of Lord Salisbury. The ministry was to become one of the most ...
Gladstone charged the Conservative government of his longstanding political enemy Benjamin Disraeli with financial incompetence, neglect of domestic legislation, and mismanagement of foreign affairs. He was able to enhance his reputation as a popular and down-to-earth politician ("The People's William") and cemented his pre-eminence as the most ...