Original: In a career lasting over sixty years , he served as Prime Minister four times ( 1868 -- 1874 , 1880 -- 1885 , February -- July 1886 and 1892 -- 1894 ) , more than any other person .
Simplified: William Ewart Gladstone ( 29 December 1809 -- 19 May 1898 ) was a prime minister of the United Kingdom .