
Born: December 29, 1809, Liverpool, England.
Died: May 19, 1898, Hawarden, Deeside, Flintshire, Wales.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.

William was the son of John Gladstone and Ann Robertson, husband of Catherine Glynne, and father of William Henry Gladstone.
He served as Prime Minister of Britain, 1868–74, 1880–85, 1886 and 1892–94.