William Gladstone (1809-98)

Overview:

• prime minister four times 
• arguably the founder of the modern liberal party
• he was a conventional liberal in that he supported individual liberty, religious tolerance, free trade and independence for Ireland
• he believed that inequality was the natural state of humankind
• he can be considered more a follower of Green's than Mill's brand of liberal thought

What he did:

• he promoted the introduction of elementary education with…