William Gladstone Autographs
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (/ˈɡlædstən/ GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 12 years, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also was Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, for over 12 years. Apart from 1845 to 1847, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1832 to 1895 and represented a total of five constituencies.
Gladstone was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a grouping that became the Conservative Party under Robert Peel in 1834. Gladstone served as a minister in both of Peel's governments, and in 1846 joined the breakaway Peelite faction, which eventually merged into the new Liberal Party in 1859. He was chancellor under Lord Aberdeen (1852–1855), Lord Palmerston (1859–1865) and Lord Russell (1865–1866). Gladstone's own political doctrine – which emphasised equality of opportunity and opposition to trade protectionism – came to be known as Gladstonian liberalism. His popularity amongst the working-class earned him the sobriquet "The People's William".
In 1868, Gladstone became prime minister for the first time. Many reforms were passed during his first ministry, including the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland and the introduction of secret voting. After electoral defeat in 1874, Gladstone resigned as leader of the Liberal Party. From 1876 he began a comeback based on opposition to the Ottoman Empire's reaction to the Bulgarian April Uprising. His Midlothian Campaign of 1879–1880 was an early example of many modern political campaigning techniques. After the 1880 general election, Gladstone formed his second ministry (1880–1885), which saw the passage of the Third Reform Act as well as crises in Egypt (culminating in the Fall of Khartoum) and Ireland, where his government passed repressive measures but also improved the legal rights of Irish tenant farmers.
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Traded items with a signature of William Gladstone
The most expensive item with a signature of William Gladstone (WILLIAM GLADSTONE 1853 AUSTRALIA COINAGE SIGNED LETTERS ALS) was sold in March 2018 for $500.00 while the cheapest item (WILLIAM GLADSTONE British Victorian PRIME MINSTER c. 1870's SIGNATURE) found a new owner for $10.50 in March 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2008 with an average selling price of $30.75 for an autographed item of William Gladstone. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $10.50 was March 2012. In average, an autographed item from William Gladstone is worth $41.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Gladstone were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | British Prime Minister William Gladstone Signature | $66.00 |  |
| BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILLIAM GLADSTONE-Signed Letter-1881-10 Downing Street | $95.00 | |
| Earl of Warwick 2nd/William Gladstone/British Prime Minister/Wm Rathbone/Signed | $100.50 | |
| GLADSTONE Autograph letter signed William Gladstone Oct. 11. 1860 | $150.00 | |
| Prime Minister William Gladstone, signed postal panel | $15.53 | |
| WILLIAM GLADSTONE - British Politician - 1848 Autograph Letter Signed | $55.00 | |
| WILLIAM GLADSTONE - British Politician - Autograph Signature | $44.95 | |
| William Gladstone 1809-1898 signed letter April 8 1873 to Edward B. Eastwick | $80.00 | |
| WILLIAM GLADSTONE British Victorian PRIME MINSTER c. 1870's SIGNATURE | $10.50 | |
| William Gladstone Signed 1864 Handwritten Letter Note 4.5x7.5 Prime Minister UK | $40.00 | |
| William Gladstone Signed Envelope.....British Politican....4 time Prime Minister | $24.38 | |
| WILLIAM GLADSTONE Victorian PRIME MINISTER Cover SIGNED | $24.88 | |
| William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, Signed Envelope to Henry Labouchere | $27.58 | |
| William Gladstone/British Prime Minister/Free Frank Signed Cover 1875 | $49.50 | |
| William Gladstone/British Prime Minister/Letter/Signed | $89.99 | |
