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December 20. 1909. He was educated at
Elton and Christ church. oxford. taking a
double first class in 1881. Having spent
returned at the general election in Decem-
Der. 1892. In the conservative interest for
Newark. and entered parliament Just as
On January e. 1885, he ~ entered re Lneoins
Inn. and when he had been a member for
pix years and three months petitioned to
have his name removed from the books Of
the society on the ground of his having
given up his intention OF being called to the
pointed him to a Junior iordship Of the
treasury. and in February. 1885. under sec
rotary for colonial affairs. Mr.. Gladstone
leader in April and remained in opposition
september. Is4l. On accepting ONCE under
Sir Robert Peel In 1A1 as vice president of
the board of trade and master Of tho mint
MI; Gladsto2e Was ,s s%orn member OF the
eeeded the earl Of 'i Rpon as President su Of
the board of trade, but resigned that office
early in 1s45. In January. 1885, Sir Robert
Of h the Of Sad
stone, who had succeeded Lord Stanley
In the post of secretary OF state for the
colonies, adhered to the leader under whom
he had entered upon ministerial life. re-
signed his seat for Newark and remained
for some time out of parliament. In Au-
gust, 1S47, he was elected for the University
OF Oxford.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
In the parliament OF 1912 the questions
Of university reform and the removal of
Gladstone sMs feit that on both these points the
sxigencies of the times required that some
Concessions should be made. He conse-
TO his former friends and eventually sep
grated himself from the great body OF the
for the University OF Oxford. On the forma-
tion of the coalition ministry under the
Gladstone was appointed 10 the chancellor
ship Of the exchequer. After the breaking
up of the Aberdeen administration at the
beginning Of 1855 Mr.. Gladstone at first con-
tinued to occupy the same post. but he re-
signed in the course OF a few weeks. For
tome time Mr.. Gladstone. who held no pub
resumed office under Lord Palmer.ton as
hs OF the aeS ths is
pealing the paper duty and In promoting
the negotiations conducted by Mr. Golden
between this country and France. Besides
being eminent as statesman. Mr.. Glad
stone had acquired celebrity as an author
Mr.. Gladstones Remarks on Recent Com
mercial legislation" published in la5.
while the country was on the eve OF an
change n her 9bs or
extensive modification In the restrictions
on commerce imposed by the corn laws.
Leader of House of Commons.
In 1858 he published an elaborate work
on Homer and In July 1881 he Was Wa $50, So
erai interest, for, South Lancashire. but
refused to forsake his former constitu-
snts Having been rejected by the gni
in July, 1866, Mr.. Gladstone was returned
for South Lancashire. After the death Of
house Of commons, retaining the chancel-
iorship Of the exchequer In Lord RUSSELL
second administraticn; Early in the SEES 8 Is
a motion on committee having been car
ried, June Is. against the government by
Il yote MT Gadstone and his S
Disraeii's reform bill, which ne strenuous
s In ssa
and passed through the house OF commons
q series Of resolutions. having for their OBJ
feet the disestablishment and disendow-
ment of the Irish church; These resolu-
tions were the basis OF the Irish church
yre S n the on lower ops. SS
S12 votes to 25S, but was soon afterwards
rejected in the house Of peers by major
Gladstone stood rs one of the candidates
for Southwest Lancashire After fierce
S SIa not exclude him from the house e Of
commons, as In anticipation Of such an
event, the electors Of Greenwich had re-
TUNED him by large majority.
First Lord of Treasury.
On the resignation OF MT. DlSraell MIN
istry in December, 1863 Mr.. Gladstone sue
ceeded that statesman as first lord of the
treasury. The principal events OF his adj
ministration were the passing of the Irish
church disestablishment act Qse9). OF the
Irish land act QS0l, and OF the elementary
chase in the army by the exercise Of the
royal prerogative in consequence OF an ad-
verse vote by the house Of lords on the
army regulation bill us7D; the negotiation
OF the treaty Of Washington respecting
the Alabama claims QS7p: the passing OF
Os73). The principal measure proposed by
the government In the session OF 1873 was
the universal education Qrelan6 bill,
which was 90 posed by the Roman Catholic
members, who. voting on this occasion