Entries for the tag ‘Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-98)’
Liberal Party PM for 12 years over four non-consecutive terms (1868-94), Chancellor four times, MP (1832-45 and 1847-95, five constituencies). 
- 17 January 1865: At Leeds, temperance advocate Wilfrid Lawson MP calls for the sale of alcohol to be banned
- 19 December 1881: Sir William Payne-Gallwey (73), ex-MP for Thirsk, is bested by a turnip while out shooting
- 19 June 1892: The Liberal politician Viscount Morley attends morning service at York Minster
- 13 September 1893: A local inquest jury struggles with the death of James Gibbs, a miner shot by Staffordshire troops amid rioting at Samuel Lister Jr.’s mine at Pontefract
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