William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) is best rememebered for being Prime Minister on four seperate occasions. However, he also made contributions to the literary world with his writings on Homer, dealt with in Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Juventus Mundi and Homeric Synchronism. His political writings include The State in its Relations with the Church and Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East.
Gladstone was born in Liverpool, the son of a merchant. He was educated in a school on the sands at Bootle before going to Eton in 1821.
Gladstone spoke on many occasions in Liverpool, including at Henglers Circus in Everton in 1886. In 1896, he made his last public speech in Liverpool.
After his death in 1898 a state funeral was held in London. A simultaneous memorial service was held in Liverpool at St. Nicholas Church, attended by the Lord Mayor, John Houlding. |
