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Description: | Full-length bronze statue of Gladstone on ornate hexagonal shaped granite pedestal. The statesman is shown in full modern clothing, waistcoat and topcoat. He is speaking in the House of Commons on the question of Home Rule. Additional Information: William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was born in Liverpool, the son of Sir John Gladstone, a merchant and MP. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. His parliamentary career began in 1832 when he was elected as the Tory MP for Newark. He was a supporter of Peel and held a number of ministerial posts including Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1834 and President of the Board of Trade in 1843. His move to Liberalism began after the repeal of the Corn Laws and the death of Peel. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the coalition government of 1852. He became the dominant figure of Victorian Liberalism and was prime minister on four occasions: 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94. The cause of Home Rule for Ireland became a major concern in his later political life. His first Home Rule Bill introduced in 1886 led to resignation and the return of the Conservatives to power. His second Home Rule Bill of 1893 was successful in the Commons but defeated in the Lords. Gladstone resigned as prime minister in 1894. He died at his home at Hawarden in 1898 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Gladstone had a long connection with Manchester visiting and speaking in the city on many occasions. In 1837 he was unsuccessful when standing as a Conservative candidate for one of the borough's two parliamentary seats. In 1893 he assisted in obtaining the title of Lord Mayor for the city's chief magistrate.The esteem Gladstoner was held in locally was shown when a statue was placed in the new town hall in 1879. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Raggi, Mario | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7560... | Go to resource |
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